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The Novelleist Share The New York Times caused a stir recently when, in an article about pandemic book sales, it disclosed that “98 percent of the books that publishers released in 2020 sold fewer than 5,000 copies.” Though this statistic was shocking to many, it is not new information. People don’t read books—and the ones that do aren’t buying them. To make matters worse, “books that publishers released” are only the “success stories”—those books that scored hard-won Big-Four publishing contracts—and those are already a small piece of the book publishing market. Accord...

I have come to the conclusion that people talk like how they hear things.  And for the most part, it's generally incorrect.  And I also think that it mostly comes from people not reading enough. So your only point of reference is how you are hearing the word or phrase. Olegk1986 One of my biggest pet peeves (and I see this a lot) is when people write "we should OF done... ".  It's "we should HAVE done... (whatever it is)".  But I will give you that, it does sound like "should of" instead of "should have".  Especially if it's a contraction.  Then, when you add in the possibility of voice...

One consequence of Supergirl sending its leading lady to the Phantom Zone is that the show has become much more serialized than usual. We’re following the nitty gritty details of Kara’s journey through her newfound prison, as well as the day-to-day reality of how the Super Friends are coping without her. The upside is a nice sense of emotional and logistical continuity; the downside is a frustrating sense of same-y-ness. Phantoms and angst have dominated this smartly conceived but unevenly executed start to season six, and I’m looking forward to the show moving in a drastically differ...

For the first third of its runtime, I was worried that “Phantom Menaces” felt too much like a retread of last week’s episode. Between Kara monologuing in a cave in the Phantom Zone, Lena trying to one-up Lex, and the rest of the Super Friends dealing with a loose phantom, it all felt pretty familiar. But about halfway through, “Phantom Menaces” pivots to become an episode not about plot but about feelings. All of our heroes have a lot of them this week, and Supergirl ultimately argues that the best thing you can do is to feel your feelings without letting them control you. It’s ...

Did the pudding taste better in the metal can?