JUNE 2015: Literary Links etc.

New Bookindy app helps bookshops fight back against Amazon

Books about women less likely to win prizes, study finds

Austin Kleon: How to graciously say 'No' to anyone.

Can Reading Make You Happier?

A Classic Book for Every Myers-Briggs Personality Type

If Jane Austen Got Feedback From Some Guy In A Writing Workshop

No men allowed: publisher accepts novelist's 'year of women' challenge

10 of the Best Gin Palaces to Celebrate World Gin Day

Battling bias on the shop floor: how bookstores can support diversity

Lovely to see the Book Bus on this. Sells Parthian Books and everything. Congrats Jeff Towns: The 10 best independent bookshops in the world – readers recommend Available only in bookshops – a magical voyage of discovery
How the subconscious mind shapes creative writing
Death of the naturalist: why is the “new nature writing” so tame?

Download Wales Arts Review's Flash Fiction Special for free

Reality still bites for Gen X — and our independent streak is making things worse

Independent's Summer Reads

I have been watching:  

How To Be Bohemian on BBC 4