“No, instead, proper mature adults should be reading appropriately literary fiction—which,…”

June 07 Comments Off on “No, instead, proper mature adults should be reading appropriately literary fiction—which,…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

No, instead, proper mature adults should be reading appropriately literary fiction—which, presumably, you find in the part of the bookstore marked “Literature.”

I’d hate to hear what she thinks about my comics collection.

This argument is a familiar one to anyone who has ever heard that serious literature can’t contain spaceships or aliens or, god forbid, dragons. For decades, science fiction and fantasy fans have dealt with people dismissing our favorite books as “mere escapism” — no matter how many William Gibsons or Neal Stephensons or George R.R. Martins came along. But as science fiction and fantasy are being taken more seriously, it seems that we need to find more targets for our elitist sniffing.

Really? Are We Still Genre Shaming People For The Books They Like?

“No, instead, proper mature adults should be reading appropriately literary fiction—which,…”

June 07 Comments Off on “No, instead, proper mature adults should be reading appropriately literary fiction—which,…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

No, instead, proper mature adults should be reading appropriately literary fiction—which, presumably, you find in the part of the bookstore marked “Literature.”

I’d hate to hear what she thinks about my comics collection.

This argument is a familiar one to anyone who has ever heard that serious literature can’t contain spaceships or aliens or, god forbid, dragons. For decades, science fiction and fantasy fans have dealt with people dismissing our favorite books as “mere escapism” — no matter how many William Gibsons or Neal Stephensons or George R.R. Martins came along. But as science fiction and fantasy are being taken more seriously, it seems that we need to find more targets for our elitist sniffing.

Really? Are We Still Genre Shaming People For The Books They Like?

wildcat2030: Books contain fewer words about feelings – Other…

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wildcat2030:

Books contain fewer words about feelings

Other than fear, words about emotions have steadily decreased in books throughout the last century, say researchers.
As reported in PLOS ONE, the researchers looked at how frequently “mood” w…

thisistheverge: The Biblio-Mat is a custom-built vending…

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thisistheverge:

The Biblio-Mat is a custom-built vending machine for random second-hand books
Toronto bookstore The Monkey’s Paw features a unique and intriguing way for readers to obtain new books: the Biblio-Mat. Created by the store’s owner, St…