Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

• From Crazy Rich Asians to Shrill, authors are asking for (and getting) more control over the screen adaptation of their novels. 
• There’s a new startup which authors can use to organize online book fairs. 
• Vaping has become the new cliched “bad girl” trope on screen. 
• Dean Wesley Smith published a list of 9 reasons to go tradpub. 
• Kris Rusch looks at how fear is driving some authors’ business decisions. 
• Overdrive acquired one of its smaller competitors.
• If you have no idea how to get started with your mailing list and newsletter, I have a few tips for you.
• New York has passed a library ebook licensing bill.
• Goodreads continues to be a shit platform. 
• Goodreads is a shit platform, redux.
• How would you like a lego typewriter? 
• The 2021 Discovery Award winners were announced last week.
• Here’s a list of books you shouldn’t donate to Little Free Libraries. (Seriously, one of the things I do with the two LFLs I take care of is weed books like the ones on this list. )

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