In this week's Mark As Read, Molly Templeton tackles the age-old reader question...to write or not to write in your books?

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Columbia's web page discussing its regret for calling in police to arrest students in 1968 is displaying a warning about limited access due to NYPD on campus arresting students.

May Columbia never live this down.

LAST CALL! Nominations for this year's prize close at midnight (PDT) tonight!

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you've got one more week to nominate books for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction and I hope you - yes, you, and you, and you - nominate something wonderful ursulakleguin.com/prize24

it's April! which means nominations are open for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize! for which ABSOLUTELY ANYONE can nominate a book, yes, that means you; yes, that means authors can nominate themselves; yes, yes, yes

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'What we get from reading is not quantifiable, not a statistic to earn or an item to collect. It’s an experience, a process, an education, a gift.'

Molly Templeton talks statistics, expectations, and if reading goals really serve us:

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'No one else will pick up a specific copy of a book and know the experience you or I had reading it...What is a collection without its collector?'

Molly Templeton writes about paper, Mini Coopers, and what becomes of our things after we're gone.

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We are excited to put forward Molly Templeton's 'Mark As Read' column as eligible for the Hugo's 'Best Related Work' category. 'Mark As Read' is a weekly series reviewing the culture of reading - from what we read and why to how we think of ourselves as readers 🧵

'This is a story about fury, justice, and freedom, but also about connection and love—what it looks like, what it offers, what it isn’t.'

Molly Templeton reviews S. E. Porter's gothic horror Projections:

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'Why do I hate it when stories are called 'low stakes' because they’re not about saving the world? ...Maybe 'stakes' is just not a useful way to look at books.'

Molly Templeton discusses cozy fantasy, genre, and recognizing unique approaches to conflict:
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DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE COULDN'T PUT IT AWAY?
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE COULDN'T PUT IT AWAY?
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE MUSIC MEANT?
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE MUSIC MEANT?

'If you love the richly magical work of Kelly Link, the uncategorizable tales of Helen Oyeyemi, stories by Aimee Bender, Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell—you will likely find much to enjoy here.'

Molly Templeton reviews Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart:

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tired of people talking about books like decorative objects again

Following up on Amal El-Mohtar's comments on 'paranoid and reparative' styles of reading in last week's British Library discussion on Angela Carter, I found my way to this thought-provoking essay by Molly Templeton on Tor.com (Now at @Reactormag), highly recommended. tor.com/2023/08/10/on-…

'Pick the book you most want to read, no 'should' or 'ought to' involved; get a toasty beverage and your softest pants; and commit.'

Molly Templeton talks traditions, rereads, and how to make the couch your island.

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thinking about bourdain’s episode in palestine today. CNN almost didn’t air it but he fought like hell to keep the episode and share their stories since mainstream media so rarely gave the opportunity to empathize with the every day of palestinians.

i wrote you a letter about dragons & the solstice sarahmccarry.substack.com/p/solstice-f5e

why make one list when you could make MANY

'The Brides of Maracoor was an arrival; The Oracle of Maracoor a journey; and The Witch of Maracoor a destination.'

Molly Templeton (Molly Templeton) reviews The Witch of Maracoor, the final book in the Another Day series by Gregory Maguire.

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