Getting older is realizing some people want to be miserable and deciding to let them. Read more

The female-centered Romantasy genre is a game changer for fantasy lovers and booksellers alike. It got me back into reading for pleasure after many years of mental exhaustion from my work, and booksellers sure as hell benefit from the booktok mania it’s spawned. I consume it like water because there’s plenty to love. This is… Read more

The government is not a business. It provides services: those things that the public needs but aren’t profitable or shouldn’t be profitable (*cough* healthcare). Public needs are not enterprises. Market research for private industry has scientific elements, but it’s not the same thing as scientific research for the public’s benefit. Hint: the differences are motive… Read more