Odds 'n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You've probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
- Bookstore Sales Increased 7.2% in October -- doesn't sound like much, but up is up, right?
- Guess what’s anchoring many small downtowns?: Even in the age of online shopping, the answer is: bookstores
- The 'Future Book' Is Here, but It's Not What We Expected -- this Wired piece is worth the read
- How Indie Presses Are Elevating the Publishing World: Three independent publishers discuss their mission -- 7.13 Books is featured in this nice offering from Electric Lit (nothing against the other groups featured, I just don't know them)
- Some Thoughts on my Forthcoming Novel 'Not Famous' -- I'm a little annoyed because I'm about half done with my post about this book and Hanover covers everything I talked about here. Now I'm going to sound like I'm taking talking points from him :)
- Thinking of Rex Stout & Nero Wolfe -- you know me, I never pass up a chance to proselytize about Stout and Wolfe.
- Crime Fiction Superlatives: The Best and Most of 2018: Yearbook Superlatives For the Crime and Mystery World -- I should've done something like this, but I'm not that clever.
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- Best Nonfiction of 2018 -- according to Paul's Picks
- 19 authors pick the best crime novels of 2018 -- from Dead Good
- The Best Crime and Mystery Debuts of 2018: 15 New Voices To Watch -- from Crime Reads, I've read one of these and wanted to get to a few others
- Crime Reads also named The Best Noir Fiction of 2018: Celebrating the Year in PIs, Procedurals, Noir and Hard-Boiled
- The Fantasy Inn’s Best of 2018 -- I agree with a lot of these, and added a couple of other things to my TBR
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- 2019 Preview: 25 Thrillers to Watch for Next Year -- I'm carving out time on my calendar already for some of these
- Most Anticipated 2019 books! -- from Grimdark Dad. Some great looking things here.
- Tom Gauld on the author's ultimate goal is the cartoon we wrap things up with.
- Episode 527 | Craig Johnson Returns To Talk Depth Of Winter And Writing A Long Running SeriesI meant to post this last week, but, better late than never. Good chat in general -- but the bits we got about the 2019 novel absolutely make it worth it.
- Episode 531 with Luke Daniels, Rhett Bruno, and Jaime Castle I like Bruno, Castle seems like someone I can appreciate -- but Luke bleepin' Daniels? Loved listening to him.
- The Disasters by M. K. England -- "The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy" 'nuff said.
Lastly, I'd like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Russell Deasley for following the blog this week. 
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