‘What are these lists good for?’ And how 2014 of The Bookseller staff to have asked itself this. It has been a very “wait a minute, what are we doing?” kind of year in publishing. And not always a lot of answers at the ready. Or maybe too many answers at the ready, no way… Read More
Defensive Reading
Author Maria Konnikova’s New Yorker story on why we love lists captures the issue: “The more we know about something — including precisely how much time it will consume — the greater the chance we will commit to it.” Read More