Aug 18, 2018
On NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories.
Part two of the Horror Readers piece I did earlier this summer!
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On NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories.
Part two of the Horror Readers piece I did earlier this summer!
Super pumped that I got to illustrate for the #NPR Summer Horror Reader Poll. And I got to be on the home page for a day and a half!
Special thanks to AD Claire Harbage!
Mayer, a self-described "resident nerd" on NPR's Culture desk, was known to her colleagues for her humor and fierce enthusiasm for sci-fi and comics, passions she shared with a national audience.
Some sad news. In case you haven’t heard, Petra Mayer has died of a suspected pulmonary embolism. In addition to being NPR Books editor she was curator of the Tumblr @nprbooks.
NPR Books
Petra was a tireless promoter of books and reading. She went out of her way to match readers with books. And during the dysfunctional Verizon/Oath era when news and public service users were abandoning Tumblr in droves, Petra stuck around and continued making excellent posts every two or three days.
Her style at NPR was not different from her style at Tumblr. She was filled with enthusiasm and did not talk down to people. Here is a piece she did for NPR last summer.
The Summer Reader Poll Returns: Tell Us Your Favorite New Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books
It’s not clear what’s going to happen to @nprbooks. There have been no posts since she died. To reach NPR to tell them you’d like to see somebody continue Petra’s work, you could try their online contact page. The closest option to book editor on their contact menu is the podcast NPR’s Book of the Day.
Something I heard or read — Contact an NPR show or podcast
As for Tumblr, it’s about time that they gave recognition to users, like @nprbooks which are mostly text based, reliably accurate, and well maintained.
There has been an upsurge in blogging and newsletters over the past couple of years. Tumblr seems to be missing the boat on this.
At Tumblr there’s been a lopsided emphasis on using the dashbord and operating the platform as a poor sister to Twitter. Instead it should try to compete more with Substack and draw users away from Facebook which is a dysfunctional cesspool of privacy loss and disinformation.
@nprbooks shows us what a lively and substantive blog looks like.
EDIT: Several of Perta Mayer’s colleagues put together this remembrance of her. It’s quite cool.
Celebrating Petra Mayer's legacy and the joy she brought to NPR
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Ibram X. Kendi has been reading a lot of books about "the human rainbow" to his daughter — so we asked him to recommend some books kids can read to gain a better understanding of race in America.
Listen to Ibram X. Kendi talk with Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition. His book recommendations are terrific.
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez
The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph
Alexa Martin draws on her own life for the latest in her series of football-themed romances. Snapped deals with some of the problems that plague the sport, but never loses sight of the love story.
NPR released its fabulous Book Concierge featuring their picks for the best books of 2016. You can filter by many categories, including Eye-Opening Reads, Ladies First, Rather Long & more. Norton, Liveright, Tin House, New Directions and Fantagraphics together have 10 books on the list!
Click here to see the whole thing.
ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD. ALL HAIL. ALL HAIL. (Hey, look, it's @tithenai on the new Night Vale Novel!) http://n.pr/1PJbUsv
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My interview on NPR’s All Things Considered with Arun Rath! We talk about my book (of course), how much I love my husband, diversity, and other things.
NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered: The Glimmering Sheen Of A Wide World Seen From Inside A Bubble
