Sharon Hsu
@syhsu.bsky.social
Senior Editor at @goodreads.com. One half of @wimseypod.bsky.social. Reads a lot. (Formerly pensyf at That Other Place)
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What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
If you happen to be looking for all-real books to read this summer, selected by real humans, @cybilw.bsky.social and I have you covered with our Summer Reading coverage for Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2947
The 2025 Goodreads Guide to Summer Reading
Goodreads' annual guide will help you find the best books to read all season long. Discover the season's hottest new books, pick the perfect settin...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you happen to be looking for all-real books to read this summer, selected by real humans, @cybilw.bsky.social and I have you covered with our Summer Reading coverage for Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2947
"I'm not saying I sent Kristen Arnett's publicist an all-caps email saying 'PLEASE SEND ME THE SEXY CLOWN BOOK I NEED IT,' but I'm also not NOT saying that." Check out the 20 books @cybilw.bsky.social and I can't wait to get our hands on in March!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
The Goodreads Editors Share Their Book Picks for March
Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers' Most Anticipated Books feature is exactly that—se...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"I'm not saying I sent Kristen Arnett's publicist an all-caps email saying 'PLEASE SEND ME THE SEXY CLOWN BOOK I NEED IT,' but I'm also not NOT saying that." Check out the 20 books @cybilw.bsky.social and I can't wait to get our hands on in March!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
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Bookstore owner @ahablives.bsky.social reflects on the total destruction, by fire, of East Bay Booksellers (and its rebirth!).
The Things We Learned in the Fire: On the Destruction (and Rebirth) of a Bookstore
On July 30th, 2024, East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, California was completely destroyed by a fire. The bookstore (previously DIESEL, a Bookstore) had been in that location for thirty years. In the…
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February 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bookstore owner @ahablives.bsky.social reflects on the total destruction, by fire, of East Bay Booksellers (and its rebirth!).
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LIFT EV’RY JAWN AND SING
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
LIFT EV’RY JAWN AND SING
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i feel like medievalists probably get tired of always having to answer "the fucking 19th century" to the question "where did *this* bullshit take on the middle ages come from?"
December 31, 2024 at 9:06 PM
i feel like medievalists probably get tired of always having to answer "the fucking 19th century" to the question "where did *this* bullshit take on the middle ages come from?"
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One the most interesting recent publishing trends is the rise of the self-pubbed megahit and how that's changing the industry...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/b...
How a Scrappy New Publisher Landed 25 Books on the Best-Seller List in a Year (Gift Article)
Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance.
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December 20, 2024 at 4:32 PM
One the most interesting recent publishing trends is the rise of the self-pubbed megahit and how that's changing the industry...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/b...
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Dec 20 work expectations vs. Dec 20 work reality
December 20, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Dec 20 work expectations vs. Dec 20 work reality
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Today’s the day. It’s the 2024 Hater’s Guide to the Williams Sonoma catalog!
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The 2024 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[walks out to greet you as you pull into my circular driveway] There you are! Oh my goodness, look at you! You look so festive! Why don’t you leave your bags in the breezeway for now and come on in? A...
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December 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Today’s the day. It’s the 2024 Hater’s Guide to the Williams Sonoma catalog!
defector.com/the-2024-hat...
defector.com/the-2024-hat...
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December 9, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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the bay area warning has about cleared, but for future reference, alameda county peeps, there's an official map of the inundation zone here lhmp.acgov.org/map.html?map...
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December 5, 2024 at 7:46 PM
the bay area warning has about cleared, but for future reference, alameda county peeps, there's an official map of the inundation zone here lhmp.acgov.org/map.html?map...
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Some ALTER EGO love from Goodreads on the eve of release - including being listed as one of the site's Most Anticipated December Books + a lovely mention from bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social!
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Readers’ Most Anticipated December Books
At the beginning of each calendar month, Goodreads’ crack editorial squad assembles a list of the hottest and most popular new books hitting shelves, ...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Some ALTER EGO love from Goodreads on the eve of release - including being listed as one of the site's Most Anticipated December Books + a lovely mention from bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social!
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Another month of books, another month of @cybilw.bsky.social and me going feral and unhinged for new books: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2854
The Goodreads Editors Share Their December Book Picks
Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers’ Most Anticipated Books feature is exactly t...
www.goodreads.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Another month of books, another month of @cybilw.bsky.social and me going feral and unhinged for new books: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2854
I am cackling at this!
I stand by Gideon the Ninth as a syllabus inclusion more than almost anything else I’ve ever assigned but also. I’m a monster. I just led a class discussion where they collectively optimistically decided that the tone is likely to become more positive and romance-like in the last four chapters
December 2, 2024 at 7:54 PM
I am cackling at this!
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For a minute, earlier this year, I considered rebooting my newsletter as a bimonthly review of new-ish children’s books — picture books and middle readers, not YA. I didn’t, but, since it’s the holidays, I’m going to post about some books I probably would have reviewed. Call it a gift guide! 1/x
November 27, 2024 at 5:33 PM
For a minute, earlier this year, I considered rebooting my newsletter as a bimonthly review of new-ish children’s books — picture books and middle readers, not YA. I didn’t, but, since it’s the holidays, I’m going to post about some books I probably would have reviewed. Call it a gift guide! 1/x
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I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
November 27, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
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I'm chatting with @maggietokudahall.bsky.social on today's episode of Hey YA about Authors Against Book Bans, the current book censorship climate, and more.
Tune in --> bookriot.com/listen/hey-y...
Tune in --> bookriot.com/listen/hey-y...
Hey YA Extra Credit: "Adults Have Always Been Threatened by Children's Autonomy" - BOOK RIOT
What's happened in book censorship over the last several months? A conversation with Maggie Tokuda-Hall.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:33 PM
I'm chatting with @maggietokudahall.bsky.social on today's episode of Hey YA about Authors Against Book Bans, the current book censorship climate, and more.
Tune in --> bookriot.com/listen/hey-y...
Tune in --> bookriot.com/listen/hey-y...