Jason Boog
@jasonboog.bsky.social
Journalist & author of “The Deep End: The Literary Scene During the Great Depression and Today” and “ Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age.” Editorial lead at Fable.
Join me in my quest to bring back the obsolete, but useful, Shandy Semicolon;—a punctuation mark, discovered through digression, that continues to delight me.
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-digres...
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The Digression Edition
On Montaigne, Tristram Shandy, the compound point, and WITI itself.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Join me in my quest to bring back the obsolete, but useful, Shandy Semicolon;—a punctuation mark, discovered through digression, that continues to delight me.
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-digres...
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-digres...
“Let each, then, bear the burden that his strength permits.”
I wrote about Augusto Monterroso and the art of the literary heteronym for the Why Is This Interesting? newsletter. whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-hetero...
I wrote about Augusto Monterroso and the art of the literary heteronym for the Why Is This Interesting? newsletter. whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-hetero...
The Heteronym Edition
On fake authors, Fernando Pessoa, and the (many) voices inside us.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:23 PM
“Let each, then, bear the burden that his strength permits.”
I wrote about Augusto Monterroso and the art of the literary heteronym for the Why Is This Interesting? newsletter. whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-hetero...
I wrote about Augusto Monterroso and the art of the literary heteronym for the Why Is This Interesting? newsletter. whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-hetero...
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Nikki Giovanni, the poet, activist, children’s book author and professor who wrote about race, politics, gender, sex and love, died on Monday at 81. She was prolific star of the Black Arts Movement that erupted during the civil rights era. nyti.ms/3BbzyPP
December 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Nikki Giovanni, the poet, activist, children’s book author and professor who wrote about race, politics, gender, sex and love, died on Monday at 81. She was prolific star of the Black Arts Movement that erupted during the civil rights era. nyti.ms/3BbzyPP
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Yeah, maybe, but my uncle's friend's cousin did a study on this and found the exact opposite effect, so who's to say
Anecdotes – especially scary ones – play a BIG role in the spread of health misinformation.
Always be skeptical when testimonials are used as primary source!
Study: Anecdotes impact medical decisions even when presented with statistical information / decision aids link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Always be skeptical when testimonials are used as primary source!
Study: Anecdotes impact medical decisions even when presented with statistical information / decision aids link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Anecdotes impact medical decisions even when presented with statistical information or decision aids - Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
People are inundated with popular press reports about medical research concerning what is healthy, get advice from doctors, and hear personal anecdotes. How do people integrate conflicting anecdotal a...
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December 11, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Yeah, maybe, but my uncle's friend's cousin did a study on this and found the exact opposite effect, so who's to say
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Gil Scott-Heron - poet, author, singer, composer (influenced by The Last Poets). One of the most influential artists of our time. “His spoken word over driving beat, humor-laced, sharp critiques of politics, racism and mass media made him a global voice of protest for decades.” RIP.
December 1, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Gil Scott-Heron - poet, author, singer, composer (influenced by The Last Poets). One of the most influential artists of our time. “His spoken word over driving beat, humor-laced, sharp critiques of politics, racism and mass media made him a global voice of protest for decades.” RIP.
I started collecting records this year, and I’m starting to pair records and books at Fable.
I picked this 1975 jazz record to pair with Haruki Murakami’s new novel, “The City and Its Uncertain Gates.”
I picked this 1975 jazz record to pair with Haruki Murakami’s new novel, “The City and Its Uncertain Gates.”
December 2, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I started collecting records this year, and I’m starting to pair records and books at Fable.
I picked this 1975 jazz record to pair with Haruki Murakami’s new novel, “The City and Its Uncertain Gates.”
I picked this 1975 jazz record to pair with Haruki Murakami’s new novel, “The City and Its Uncertain Gates.”
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After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at adriennewestenfeld@gmail.com. (🧵1/10)
November 25, 2024 at 2:25 PM
After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at adriennewestenfeld@gmail.com. (🧵1/10)
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it's been over a decade since this set changed me as a person -- connected me to parts of myself that needed this music to bring them into the light. that sounds hyperbolic but listening now I'm reminded of its wonder - seek it out.
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November 24, 2024 at 11:42 PM
it's been over a decade since this set changed me as a person -- connected me to parts of myself that needed this music to bring them into the light. that sounds hyperbolic but listening now I'm reminded of its wonder - seek it out.
arkivmusic.com/products/scr...
arkivmusic.com/products/scr...
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Found this 2010 article from Publishers Weekly talking about who was mastering Twitter in the book industry. I was a literary agent back then and had about 20k followers. I met some great people there and miss those early conversations.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Who's Got Pull in the Publishing Twitterverse
Nearly a year ago, PW looked at a handful of indie presses and major imprints to gauge their use of Twitter. The piece showed most imprints had a few thousand followers, and that some savvy indies wer...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Found this 2010 article from Publishers Weekly talking about who was mastering Twitter in the book industry. I was a literary agent back then and had about 20k followers. I met some great people there and miss those early conversations.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
I made a Candide bot that argues, no matter what you say, that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
November 13, 2024 at 11:10 PM
I made a Candide bot that argues, no matter what you say, that we live in the best of all possible worlds.