While we record new episodes, we bring you some highlights from the cutting-room floor.
Send us pictures of your pets (and support us!) wherever you follow: https://linktr.ee/inksinkpodcast
Warning:
We’re up in our feelings about anti-library s*** this episode. Listen with caution if you don’t like cursing.
Our sources for this episode
Part of "March Meowness" last month, the Worcester Public Library in Massachusetts accepted cat pictures as payment for lost or damaged items: https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/cat-photos-replace-library-fines
On the topic, here are some cool people (many of them authors) with their cats: https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/jill-krementz-photo-journal-a-celebration-of-cats/
Why are we seeing so many new online bookstores lately?
https://todayinbooks.substack.com/p/rupaul-launches-an-online-book-marketplace
Related, RuPaul's new store immediately sees controversy: https://www.vulture.com/article/rupaul-bookstore-allstora-controversy-explained.html
From Sanderson's blog: He's reached a deal with the company (which he can't talk about yet) that he says gives more fair deals to authors: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/regarding-audible/
Spotify matches Audible's $9.99 subscription tier: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94483-spotify-launches-9-99-audiobook-subscription-tier.html
Scientists behaving badly: how Chat-GPT is getting into the scientific record: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/03/20/the-latest-crisis-is-the-research-literature-overrun-with-chatgpt-and-llm-generated-articles/
In season two, we talked about how we can recognize what’s truth, and what’s not, on the internet:
From Reddit: Why ChatGPT is bad at math: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/zl4e1f/why_is_chatgpt_bad_at_math_answer_inside/
Speaking of AI: a good roundup of how different companies are responding to the new content-scraping reality: https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/
Legal Zoom’s silliest laws list: https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/top-craziest-laws-still-on-the-books
Publishing is getting slightly more diverse: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94466-new-lee-low-diversity-baseline-survey-finds-minor-changes.html
Change your smoke alarm batteries and run the self-clean on your oven. Your bi-annual "let's abolish genres" hot take is here! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/27/the-big-idea-should-we-abolish-literary-genres
What We’re Reading
Want to stand up to Amazon and support independent bookstores and also support our podcast? Check us out on Bookshop.org! https://bookshop.org/shop/theinksink
Kali returns to reading for fun with more cozy fantasy: https://bookshop.org/a/55633/9798987850206
Disclaimer
We receive a commission if you buy a book from one of our book lists. But more importantly, Bookshop.Org donates a portion of its revenue to independent bookstores with over $33 million raised so far!
Share this post