I highlight recent reader/reception research on Goodreads reviews, tweets, & fanfiction

Work by @jacquesanglais.bsky.social, @andrewpiper.bsky.social, @richardjeanso.bsky.social, @alexandermanshel.bsky.social, @lbmcgrath.bsky.social, @jdporter.bsky.social, @micahbateman.bsky.social, @quinnanya.me

Many thanks to @lbmcgrath.bsky.social, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social, and @richardjeanso.bsky.social for inviting us to be a part of this fantastic lineup in the "Hacking the Culture Industries" series. And of course to the incredible Public Books teams for their editorial support!

This is the lead essay in the second round of the series Hacking the Culture Industries, edited by me, @lbmcgrath.bsky.social + @richardjeanso.bsky.social. We are so excited by the lineup on Netflix, TikTok, Goodreads + more from Aarthi Vadde, Hoyt Long, Jim English, Tess McNulty + others