<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="44660" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="JPMorgan">JPMorgan</keyword> has released its 21st annual <keyword id="4591400" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="summer-reading-list">summer reading list</keyword>. </li><li>The summer reading list for this year hopes to "light a path forward" post-pandemic. </li><li>Books on the list range from science and innovation to interior design, inspiration, and more.</li></ul><p>JPMorgan has released its 21st annual summer reading list. </p><p>The theme for this year's list is energy and optimism for the future after more than a year marked by the pandemic. </p><p>With books ranging from a thought-provoking Adam Grant novel to Robert Reffkins' entrepreneurial inspiration, the list is full of summer reads to bring some much-needed encouragement, enlightenment, and positivity. <a href="https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/gl/en/of-interest/summer-reading-list">JPMorgan</a> says that this year's list "features new books about people, places, and the pathways we can take to lead us to a brighter future." </p><h1>'Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know'</h1><div type="image" title="think again" height="713" width="472" msid="83411815" hostid="261"></div><p>In his most recent book, "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know," Adam Grant takes readers on a journey through the art of critical thinking. The book challenges readers to step outside the comfort of social norms, and become more open-minded about questioning one's own opinion while simultaneously being open to other people's opinions, even if they aren't views they necessarily agree with. </p><h1>'The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race'</h1><div type="image" title="code breaker" height="713" width="469" msid="83411820" hostid="261"></div><p>Are you looking for a book that dives into the world of science and its constantly evolving landscape? "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race" gives readers a look inside the world of Nobel Prize recipient Jennifer Dounda and how she and her colleagues launched the gene-editing tool CRISPR.</p><h1><strong>'Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature'</strong></h1><div type="image" title="wonderworks" height="695" width="460" msid="83411823" hostid="261"></div><p>"Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature" dives into the world of writing and its impact on society dating from ancient Mesopotamia to the present. "Fletcher provides a new lens through which to examine and appreciate diverse literary works from ancient times to the present," JPMorgan says. "And reveals how the field of story science may be relevant to our daily lives." </p><h1>'Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning'</h1><div type="image" title="never enough" height="657" width="488" msid="83411826" hostid="261"></div><p>As a former Commander of Navy SEAL Team TWO, Mike Hayes has experienced some of the most intense moments someone could ever go through. From being held at gunpoint, helping amputate a teammate's leg, and making split-second life-affecting decision, in "Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning," Hayes, gives readers insight into high stakes lessons, excellence, agility, and meaning across their personal and professional lives. </p><h1>'No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can'</h1><div type="image" title="no one succeeds alone" height="743" width="495" msid="83411828" hostid="261"></div><p> Robert Reffkin's story of defying the odds and becoming the youngest ever White House fellow, creating multiple non-profit organizations, and founding a multi-billion dollar company is a story that is bound to leave you inspired for the future. In "No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can", Reffkin highlights "the importance of accepting help from others along the way," JPMorgan says. "Reffkin's optimism, interpersonal connections and empathy led him to take his company public earlier this year, making him one of the youngest and most successful Black CEOs of his generation." </p><h1>'My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water'</h1><div type="image" title="my shanghai" height="551" width="421" msid="83411831" hostid="261"></div><p>Cooking at home this summer? Take a trip to Shanghai with this vibrant and flavorful cookbook.</p><p>"Family, culture and memory inspired My Shanghai, Betty Liu's modern take on the centuries-old cuisine from this vibrant, food-rich Chinese city," JPMorgan says. "Through over 100 recipes categorized by season and accompanied by stories, photographs and cultural touchpoints, Liu encourages home chefs to experience her family's city from their own kitchens." </p><h1>'Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance'</h1><div type="image" title="digital body language" height="713" width="469" msid="83411833" hostid="261"></div><p>Having trouble reading your coworkers' body language? Or maybe you're not sure how to decode those over exemplified slack messages or unenthusiastic texts and emails? Erica Dhawan brings clarity to readers in her new book "Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance", a guide to better understanding social cues, personalities, and proper body language through technology. </p><h1>By Design: The World's Best Contemporary Interior Designers</h1><div type="image" title="by design" height="530" width="453" msid="83411837" hostid="261"></div><p>If you're looking for inspiration for renovating your new home or just updating an old space, "'By Design' spotlights some of today's most innovative designers whose work merges the best of modern art, style and architecture. Spanning country estates, apartments, hotels and restaurants from around the world," JPMorgan says. "This collection of spectacular designs captures the aesthetic of today and is an inspiration-rich resource for seasoned and newly minted home decorators."</p><h1>'How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need'</h1><div type="image" title="avoid climate disaster" height="713" width="488" msid="83411839" hostid="261"></div><p>Billionaire Bill Gates has been passionate about climate change for years, "In 'How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,' he shares his findings and draws upon the work of experts in science, <keyword id="25455" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="finance">finance</keyword>, engineering and politics," JPMorgan says. "To lay out a pragmatic plan for reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to zero and ultimately saving the planet."</p><h1>'What the Road Said'</h1><div type="image" title="what the road said cover" height="550" width="447" msid="83411840" hostid="261"></div><p>"What The Road Said" is a book that can speak to all ages. "In her first picture book, poet and activist Cleo Wade weaves an inspiring and uplifting story about leadership, curiosity and compassion," JPMorgan says. "And what occurs when we're faced with the possibility of choosing the wrong path."</p><p>Told through the point of view of a young child, readers embark on an "adventurous journey" with illustrations by Lucie de Moyencourt.</p>

JPMorgan says these 10 books can help 'light a path forward' after the pandemic

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Zulie Rane earns six figures as a freelance content creator.</li><li>She always wanted to earn money from reading books, but said the best way to do that doesn't exist.</li></ul><p>When I was younger, it was always my dream to become a professional reader. I wanted my entire day job to be reading books, thinking critically about what was good, what was bad, and what I would change, and then sharing my thoughts with other people. I really expected this to be a full-time job.</p><p>Unfortunately, there's no book-reading degree. You can't get a nine-to-five job as a professional book reader. (At least not yet.) But it is possible to make money by reading books online and offline. I've got 18 ways listed right here. Some of these are pretty typical, and some of these are a little more unconventional, but all of these will result in you earning money from reading books. </p><p>I've separated these into four different categories of ways to make money from reading books: social media, jobs, review sites, and others. </p><h2>Make money reading books for social media</h2><p>One of the most standard and fun ways to make money by reading books is to create a social media profile where you gain a reputation for reading books, having interesting thoughts, and influencing others to read or not read particular books.</p><p>All you need to get started is a way to post. You don't even need to buy books at first – use a library card or a Hoopla account to read books for free.</p><p>Here are a few of the best ways to make money by reading books using social media.</p><h2>1. Post your video thoughts on BookTok (and BookTube, and BookStagram)</h2><p>TikTok gets a bad rap, but it's actually <a href="https://myvision.org/guides/americas-reading-habits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boosting literacy rates</a> in America. I personally have read plenty of <a href="https://baos.pub/7-booktok-books-that-are-worth-the-hype-95ff044522c0?gi=d60a3043aee5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BookTok books</a> that I loved, including <em>The Hating Game,</em> anything by Emily Henry, and The Song of Achilles, to name a few. </p><p>The good news is that BookTok is one of the best ways to make money by reading books. </p><p>Here's how it works. This process is similar to any of the video-format book reviews.</p><p>First, create an account. Make it clear that it's about book reviews. Explain what genre of books you like.</p><p>Then, start reviewing books. This requires a bit of thought - how can you make your videos stand out? How can you gain a reputation as a thoughtful, trustworthy Bookfluencer? </p><p>After that, join the creator fund whenever you're eligible. In 2021, Cait Jacobs went on <a href="https://caitsbooks.com/2021/03/30/the-truth-behind-booktok/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the record</a> to state that TikTok's creator fund only nets you 2 to 4 cents per 1,000 views, so you'd need between 25,000 to 50,000 views to earn just a dollar. </p><p>However, sponsorships are also a lucrative and potential source of income.</p><p>Create the video once, then cross-post it on all three video channels to get the most bang for your buck. It may take some time, but you can earn money by reading books this way.</p><h2>2. Write your review on a blog to earn money by reading books</h2><p>What better way to make money by reading than penning an homage to the book with the written word? Blogs are a great way to make money by reading books. It's a less demanding schedule than video content, so you can post once or twice a week as you read and review books, and slowly gain an audience that way.</p><p>Whack ads on that bad boy and you're good to go. It may take a while to start gaining traction, but if you truly love books, you're reading them anyway, just post your reviews on your own website instead of (or in addition to) Goodreads.</p><h2>3. Post about books on Medium</h2><p>Medium has a royalty payment scheme. The way it works is when a paying Medium member reads your post, you earn a small portion of their monthly membership fee. More views = more money.</p><p>Post your book reviews on a publication like Books Are Our Superpower and make money by reading books that way.</p><p>This is a really great way to do it because it's simple. You don't need to do any SEO to get money from ad views. You don't even need to host your own website. Just post your thoughts, get 100 followers, and start making money by reading books and posting your thoughts.</p><h2>4. Podcast it, baby</h2><p>Podcasts work similarly to BookTok or Bookstagram to make money by reading books, except instead of recording both voice and face, it's just your voice.</p><p>Grab a cohost or DIY. Share your latest thoughts on the books you read. Earn money through sponsorships.</p><p>Right now, most podcasts don't earn money through anything by ads, but if your podcast grows bigger, you can leverage your audience to get Patreon support, sell bonus content, or get some kind of exclusive deal with a podcasting company.</p><h2>5. Use affiliate links</h2><p>Affiliate links kind of pervade all these methods, but they're big enough that I'm giving them their own category as one of the best ways to make money by reading books.</p><p>Here's how you can make money reading books by using affiliate links.</p><ol><li><p>First, join an affiliate program like Bookshop.org (my personal fave). </p></li><li><p>Then, read a book.</p></li><li><p>Find the book on Bookshop.org.</p></li><li><p>Make a recommendation to a friend, on your blog, podcast, social media post, or newsletter.</p></li><li><p>When someone buys that book thanks to your recommendation, you earn 10% of the sale. </p></li></ol><p>That's it! It's highly scalable – you can make a few bucks right away with just a single sale, and then as your platform grows, you'll earn more and more. </p><h2>Freelance or jobs</h2><p>What if you don't want to get a whole new social media profile? What if you want to be paid today, not in three months when the first ad revenue trickles in, or your first sponsor comes through?</p><p>Consider a career pivot or a side hustle. Freelance gigs or actual jobs are some of the best ways to make money by reading books. Pros: money right away. Cons: not as much control over the books you read.</p><p>Here are your options. I've included both full-time, 9-5 career options as well as more casual pay-as-you-go gigs to make money by reading books.</p><h2>6. Narrate audiobooks</h2><p>Who amongst us has never heard the dulcet tones of an audiobook reader? Nobody. (My personal fave? <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=ce4b541b0dcd2a4ef24978f7ad0f00278efdd460265e17106ea4ec4a1f17e182&amp;postID=64652eecaa8b45704c14c58a&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fa%2F13029%2F9781250313188" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moira Quirk's rendition of <em>Gideon the Ninth</em></a>.)</p><p>The good news is that if you're in possession of a dulcet tone of your own, you are in high demand as an audiobook narrator. You can make money reading books aloud. Fun fact: Audiobooks are becoming more and more popular. Over the last 10 years, the proportion of U.S. adults who have read an audiobook has <a href="https://wordsrated.com/audiobook-statistics/#:~:text=Audiobook%20listening%20habits&amp;text=Over%2023%25%20of%20Americans%20listened,their%20life%20as%20of%202021." target="_blank" rel="noopener">doubled</a>. No wonder you can get paid to read books for Audible.</p><p>Here are two programs where you can upload a few samples, get contracts, and get paid for reading books (or narrating them). </p><p>With <a href="https://www.acx.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACX</a>, which is Amazon's/Audible's program, you can choose a royalty share or a per-finished-hour rate. Rates typically <a href="https://help.acx.com/s/article/what-rate-should-a-producer-charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">go</a> for around $250 PFH or more. Amazon – read books for money.</p><p><a href="https://my.findawayvoices.com/signup?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=2021website&amp;utm_content=narratewithvoices&amp;utm_term=createyournarratorprofilenowitsfree" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Findaway Voices</a> is a similar program. The rates are similar. You can sign up, upload samples, and get picked based on your accent or liveliness. One thing I prefer about Findaway Voices versus ACX is that FV helps authors get books into libraries. Not only do I love libraries, but this also helps you get extra money. </p><p>I recommend you do both.</p><h2>7. Indulge your grammar nerd and become an editor</h2><p>This is both a career option and a freelance option. Depending on how much education you have, you can either apply for full-time editing jobs or just post your gig on a platform like Upwork or Fiverr.</p><p>(I've talked about whether <a href="https://www.zuliewrites.com/blog/can-beginners-make-money-on-fiverr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fiverr is good for beginners</a> here if you want to read more.)</p><p>Editing can be both grammatical pickups, but also more structural or developmental editing. This is a great way to get paid to read books because it'll actually strengthen your craft, too.</p><h2>8. Become a literary agent</h2><p>This is a career option. It's a very romantic way to make money by reading books if you ask me. It's your job to pick out the finest, overlooked manuscripts, read them, and make them shine. Behind every single one of your favorite books is a literary agent who believed in it long before you did.</p><p>If you don't have the right qualifications, I recommend you start with an internship. Start networking heavily, because your job is knowing the right people. Understand the publishing process inside and out. Then get paid for reading books, even if they're unpublished. </p><p><a href="https://www.tckpublishing.com/how-to-become-a-literary-agent/#:~:text=Start%20With%20an%20Internship,doing%20so%20is%20through%20internships." target="_blank" rel="noopener">TCK Publishing</a> has a good guide on how to get started. </p><h2>9. Translate books</h2><p>Know more than one language? Amazing news – you can get paid to read books in English, Spanish, or any other language and translating them. I love reading books in Spanish, German, and English, so I'm very grateful to the translators who help share works in other languages with me. </p><p>Alternatively, you can also proofread books in another language. Places like <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=7dbd48781128a63f56fd5d681760494602978a73198f4c8fe83e39b961e23763&amp;postID=64652eecaa8b45704c14c58a&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flexjobs.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FlexJobs</a>, <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=a4dcb4bdca533fdc8ce70a831dbd149d625e281a492d99e850069b4d58274aa0&amp;postID=64652eecaa8b45704c14c58a&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiverr.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fiverr</a>, <a href="https://www.upwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Upwork</a>, <a href="https://www.babelcube.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babelcube</a>, and <a href="https://www.ulatus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ulatus</a> are good places to look for these kinds of jobs. </p><p>This can be a career or just a gig, depending on your passion for the job. </p><h2>10. Proofread books</h2><p>This can be a full-time career, but more commonly it's a side hustle. I think it's one of the best ways to make money reading books because, by the time a proofreader comes aboard, the book is typically more polished and ready for publishing. Editors have to deal with the raw material, but proofreaders are just looking for small errors. </p><p>You need a critical eye and an active grammar checker in your head at all times, but it's possible to make money reading books this way. </p><h2>11. Design book covers</h2><p>This one's a curveball! Do you have good design instincts? Maybe you're even a graphic designer? Then this is one of the best ways to make money by reading books for you.</p><p>You'll get to read books, think about how you'd convey the main vibe, design a book cover, and get paid.</p><p>You can go in both directions here – either go freelance or apply for in-house jobs as a book cover designer. Either will result in a great way to make money by reading books.</p><p>Again, this is later on in the process so you'll get to read an almost ready-for-publish book. I also consider this to be a big deal for the author. Your cover will be one of the most influential factors in the book's success.</p><h2>Submit reviews</h2><p>Onto method three: submitting reviews for cash. This is probably the simplest method since it involves just three steps: you read a book, you pen your thoughts, and you submit to one of the five platforms I'm about to suggest to you. Boom, you've made money by reading books. This is probably the fastest way to get paid $200 to read books.</p><p>You probably already know typical places like Kirkus Reviews pay for reading books, so here are five more unheard-of five platforms I think are best to make money by reading books. </p><h2>12. Booklist</h2><p>Can you write 150 to 175 words about why you liked or didn't like a book? You need to be able to describe the plot and suggest an ideal audience. If so, <a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/writing-for-booklist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Booklist</a> may be for you. <a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/booklist-blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here</a> are some examples.</p><p>These pay $15 each. You don't need a library degree, just a familiarity with books and libraries to apply.</p><h2>13. The US Review of Books</h2><p>This is more of a freelance position that you can tackle later on in your career as a paid book reader. You'll need to contact the editor with a resume, sample work, and at least two professional references. </p><p>They ask that your review be 250-300 words long, with a summary as well as additional insights from the book. Check out examples <a href="https://www.theusreview.com/home.html#recent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. The reviews are paid, but they don't say exactly how much.</p><h2>14. Reedsy</h2><p><a href="https://reedsy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reedsy</a> operates a little differently. Rather than paying you for reviews, you get paid for reading books when you earn a tip. Basically, you write a review, post it on the site, and wait. If a reader loves your review, they may tip you $1, $3, or $5. </p><h2>15. Bookbrowse</h2><p>Bookbrowse is another great place to submit reviews. They promise a "modest payment," and normally assign one review per month to their reviewers. They also ask that you come armed to your application having read <a href="https://www.bookbrowse.com/editors_choice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some sample reviews</a> and with a few quality samples of at least 300 words yourself. </p><h2>16. Online Book Club</h2><p>For your first review, you won't actually earn any cash – you'll just be sent a free book. Not so bad, right? </p><p>But after your first sample book, you'll be eligible for paid book review opportunities. You can earn anywhere between $5 to $60 per book review. </p><p>You don't have to apply – just enter your email address and sign up. I was able to sign up and nab a free book within about a minute. After that, you have to confirm the download within an hour and submit a review within 14 days. </p><h2>Miscellaneous ways of making money by reading books</h2><p>These two are still great, but they didn't fit neatly into the other categories of the best ways to make money by reading books. Hence, they get their own category.</p><h2>17. Create a paid book club</h2><p>For this one, you just need friends (or a social circle). Pick a book, create some buzz, request a small payment for organizing, and set up a book club.</p><p>I pay $5/month for membership to my local book club, and I consider it money well spent. Once a month, I get an evening with pals, talking about a book. I didn't have to organize it at all. The organizer, Alice, earns between $25-75 a month depending on how many folks come.</p><p>This won't make you rich, but it is a great way to make money reading books because you'll get to read books you actually love and are excited to read. Plus, you get to hang out with friends.</p><h2>18. Join apps that pay you to read</h2><p>Booksta <a href="https://booksta.club/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claims</a> to let you "get paid to read." Sounds promising! This was the only "read and earn money" app I could find. </p><p>The way it works is you read a book, take a quiz on Booksta, and then earn Booksta coins based on your score. </p><p>Booksta coins are valued at $5/coin. There's some confusion on the site about whether the coin is actually transferable to real USD, or whether it's simply a guess for what that coin will be worth once it's all "on a Blockchain platform as a currency."  </p><p>I'm leery whenever I see the word "Blockchain," but don't let my suspicions hold you back!</p><h2>The best way to make money by reading books doesn't exist yet</h2><p>In my dreams, there is a future utopia. In that future, I read the books I want comfortably, and earn a living wage by doing so. However, we are not yet in that utopia. Today, the main best ways to make money by reading books are:</p><ul><li><p>Posting content on social media</p></li><li><p>Getting freelance gigs editing, designing, or proofreading</p></li><li><p>Submitting reviews to paid platforms</p></li><li><p>A few other rogue options like starting a paid book club or trying out novelty apps</p></li></ul><p>Maybe one day my utopia will exist. Until then, I hope this article helps you find the best ways to make money by reading books.</p><p><em>Zulie Rane is a freelance content creator who writes and blogs.</em></p>

The 18 best ways to make money by reading, from submitting book reviews for cash to narrating audiobooks

San Francisco, Online publishing platform <keyword id="17305" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="medium">Medium</keyword> has acquired <keyword id="10604933" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Glose">Glose</keyword>, a France-based <keyword id="10604934" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="social-digital-book">social digital book</keyword> platform, for an undisclosed sum.<br /><br />Founded in 2014, Glose reaches more than one million readers in 200 countries. <br /><br />Boasting a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, Glose carries ebooks and audiobooks from all major publishers, including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Hachette, and Simon &amp; Schuster, Medium said in a statement on Friday.<br /><br />"With the integration of Glose, Medium will have more than 1.5 million books available within its vibrant ecosystem," said Medium CEO Ev Williams.<br /><br />Readers will be able to find more of what they are looking for by an author or on a subject, and writers can have their different content forms all in one place, elevating their voice and perspective.<br /><br />"We're impressed not only by Glose's reading products and technology, but also by their experience in partnering with book authors and publishers," Williams added.<br /><br />On Glose, readers can create booklists, engage in reading groups, share highlights and annotations of the books they read, follow their daily and weekly reading activity, and set personal reading goals.<br /><br />"Glose's mission has always been to help people read more, and help them get more out of what they read," said Nicolas Princen, founder and CEO of Glose. <br /><br />"Joining Medium is a great opportunity to bring our technology to a wider number of readers around the world".<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:</strong><br /><strong><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/hcl-tech-clocks-in-nearly-27-jump-in-profit-crosses-the-10-billion-revenue-in-third-quarter-of-year-2020-21/articleshow/80278852.cms">HCL Tech took just 9 months to cross its annual revenue target of $10 billion</a><br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-will-begin-its-covid-19-vaccination-drive-tomorrow-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/80281740.cms">India begins its COVID-19 vaccination drive — here’s a look at how the world’s largest vaccine rollout is set to take place</a><br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/here-are-the-top-courses-in-fintech-offered-by-indias-premier-colleges/articleshow/80286668.cms">From IIMs to BITS Pilani — here are the top courses in fintech offered by India’s premier colleges</a></strong><br />

Medium acquires social digital book platform Glose for an undisclosed amount

<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51e284f36bb3f78a1400000c-590-442/jk-rowling-1.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="JK rowling " width="480" /><p class="source"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._K._Rowling_2010.jpg">WikiMedia Commons</a></p></div></div>The big news in the literary world is that the author of a book called "The Cuckoo's Nest" (which came out in April) <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowlings-secret-bestseller-the-cuckoos-calling-by-robert-galbraith-8707707.html">has been revealed</a> to be <keyword id="44360" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="JK-Rowling">JK Rowling</keyword>, the author of the Harry Potter series.</p>
<p>The book, a mystery novel, had been published under the name Robert Galbraith.</p>
<p>On the website of the book's publisher, <a href="http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781408703991">Robert Galbraith is described</a>:</p>
<p class="fsxs ff3 biog-notes lhxxl" style="padding-left: 30px;">Robert Galbraith is married with two sons. After several years with the Royal Military Police, he was attached to the SIB (Special Investigation Branch), the plain-clothes branch of the RMP. He left the military in 2003 and has been working since then in the civilian security industry. The idea for protagonist Cormoran Strike grew directly out of his own experiences and those of his military friends who have returned to the civilian world. Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym.</p>
<p>Anyway, the most impressive part of it all is how widely liked the book seems to have been.</p>
<p>Here's a smattering of reviews from Goodreads.com:</p>
<p><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51e286206bb3f7220e000029-641-638/screen shot 2013-07-14 at 7.05.47 am.png" border="0" alt="Screen Shot 2013 07 14 at 7.05.47 AM" /><p class="source"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16160797-the-cuckoo-s-calling">Goodreads.com</a></p></div></div></div></p>
<p>And here are some snippets from Amazon's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Calling-Robert-Galbraith/dp/0316206849">roundup of reviews</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Instantly absorbing, featuring a detective facing crumbling circumstances with resolve instead of clichéd self-destruction and a lovable sidekick with contagious enthusiasm for detection. Strike bears little resemblance to Jackson Brodie, but Kate Atkinson's fans will appreciate his reliance on deduction and observation along with Galbraith's skilled storytelling." (Booklist) </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Plenty of twists...Totally engrossing...Galbraith's take on contemporary celebrity obsession makes for a grand beach read." (Library Journal, starred review (Mystery Debut of the Month)) </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"THE CUCKOO'S CALLING reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place." (Val McDermid, bestselling author of The Vanishing Point) </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Cormoran Strike is an amazing creation and I can't wait for his next outing. Strike is so instantly compelling that it's hard to believe this is a debut novel. I hope there are plenty more Cormoran Strike adventures to come. A beautifully written debut novel introducing one of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years." (Mark Billingham, author of The Demands) </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Robert Galbraith's debut is as hardbitten and hard-driving as its battered hero. CUCKOO'S CALLING scales the glittering heights of society even as it plumbs the dark depths of the human heart. A riveting read from an author to watch." (Mike Cooper, Shamus Award-winning author of Clawback)</p>
<p>This is quite an accomplishment. Starting over. Going with a new name, and then being beloved by readers all over again.</p>
<p>Only in literature is it concievable to pull off something like this... hats off to Rowling for doing so.</p>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/529cfe25ecad04dd6e124614-1200-1000/obama%20book%20buying%20small%20business%20saturday.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="Obama book buying small business saturday" width="480" /><p class="source">Getty Images</p></div><p></p></div>In what has become a Thanksgiving tradition for the First Family, President <keyword id="16284" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Obama">Obama</keyword> took Sasha and Malia book shopping this weekend to promote <keyword id="1961545" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Small-Business-Saturday">Small Business Saturday</keyword>, a day <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/11/27/small.business.saturday/">created by American Express in 2010</a> to help boost mom-and-pop stores that can't compete with big box stores on Black Friday or online retail giants on Cyber Monday.</p>
<p>The Obamas have shown support for the initiative over the years by patronizing local bookstores in and around D.C. and encouraging others to do the same.</p>
<p>This year the Obamas chose <a href="http://www.politics-prose.com/">Politics &amp; Prose</a>, a tiny independent bookstore in Northwest DC, for their book-buying spree. The <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/30/obama-politics-prose-bookstore_n_4364736.html">Huffington Post reports</a> that Politics &amp; Prose was also where First Lady Michelle Obama signed copies of her book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Grown-Kitchen-Gardens-America/dp/0307956024">American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America"</a><em> </em>in May 2013. Other bookstores that have received a presidential visit in the past include Kramer Books in Dupont Circle and One More Page Books in Arlington, VA.</p>
<p>The trip was well-documented on the White House twitter account, which included a tweet written by Obama himself encouraging Americans to join him in supporting their local stores:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>When our small businesses do well, our communities do well. Join me and visit a small business near you today to celebrate <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SmallBizSat&amp;src=hash">#SmallBizSat</a>. -bo</p>
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/406811392876871680">November 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>
<p>According to <a href="http://about.americanexpress.com/news/pr/2012/small-business-saturday-exceeded-expectations.aspx">American Express</a>, Americans spent $5.5 billion at independent businesses in 2012.</p>
<p>The Obamas spent about half an hour at Politics &amp; Prose, browsing bookshelves and chatting with camera-phone wielding customers before eventually buying 21 titles, Reuters <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-daughters-big-books-small-business-saturday-204322258--sector.html">reports</a>. "It's a long list," Obama told reporters while paying. He didn't note which books would be given as gifts this season and which the Obamas would keep for themselves, only stating, "I've got books for every age group, from 5 to 52."</p>
<h3>Here are the books that made it into the Obamas' shopping cart.</h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Lowland-Jhumpa-Lahiri/dp/0307265749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386019995&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+lowland"><strong>The Lowland</strong> by Jhumpa Lahiri</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Never one to disappoint, Lahiri has delivered another extraordinary tale of brotherhood, culture, and revolution in her latest novel, 'The Lowland." The story begins in 1960s Calcutta but soon transcends decades and continents as a brotherly bond is tested by a social revolution shaking India and the promises of a better life in America. </span>The San Francisco Chronicle<em style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </em><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">calls Lahiri "one of our most beautiful chroniclers of the aching disjunctions of emigration and family."</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flora-Ulysses-The-Illuminated-Adventures/dp/076366040X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024712&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=flora+and+ulysses"><strong>Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures</strong> by Kate DiCamillo</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: From #1 best-selling </span>New York Times <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">author DiCamillo comes a superhero, laugh-out-loud story about self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, a squirrel, and a vacuum cleaner. The novel is interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, making it a guaranteed hit with readers ages 8-12.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Sparrow-Novel-Jason-Matthews/dp/1476706123/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386022379&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=red+sparrow"><strong>Red Sparrow</strong> by Jason Matthews</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Veteran CIA officer Jason Matthews spins a tale of post-Cold War espionage, seduction, and cyberwarfare in this explosive John le Carré-style spy novel about a beautiful Russian intelligence officer assigned to operate against a young CIA agent.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lulu-Brontosaurus-Judith-Viorst/dp/1416999620/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024832&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=lulu+and+the+brontosaurus"><strong>Lulu and the Brontosaurus</strong> by Judith Viorst and Lane Smith</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Viorst and Smith deliver a lighthearted chapter book about a spoiled young lady who wants a brontosaurus for her birthday. Rebuffed by her parents, she marches off into the forest to find her pet, but soon discovers the error of her ways when the brontosaurus she meets wants to make a pet out of her.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ragtime-Novel-Modern-Library-Novels/dp/0812978188/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023205&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=ragtime+e.l."><strong>Ragtime </strong>by E.L. Doctorow</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Written in 1975 and added to TIME's list of 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century in 1988, "Ragtime" is an American classic that has been adapted into a movie and a highly successful Broadway show. Set at the turn of the 20th century, "Ragtime" employs fictionalized and historical characters to capture the racist, classist, romantic and wildly disruptive spirit of the American 'melting pot.'</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Aaron-Becker/dp/0763660531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023227&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=journey+aaron+becker"><strong>Journey</strong> by Aaron Becker</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Author-illustrator Becker pays homage to the great "Harold and the Purple Crayon' (also on this list) in his wordless story about a lonely girl who uses a red marker to draw her way into a magical adventure. Beckers' finely detailed pen-and-ink line drawings are combined with luminous washes of watercolor that will captivate the attention of even the most fidgety preschooler.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Buddha-Attic-Julie-Otsuka/dp/0307744426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023279&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=buddha+in+the+attic"><strong>The Buddha in the Attic</strong> by Julie Otsuka</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award For Fiction, 'The Buddha in the Attic' tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" in the early 1900s. </span>The New York Times Book Review <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">calls Otsuka's "incantatory style" "close to poetry" as she gives voice to the lonely, confusing, and at times terrifying experiences of thousands of Japanese women.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harold-Purple-Crayon-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0064430227/ref=wp_bs_1_B00CJDHNJC_paperback"><strong>Harold and the Purple Crayon</strong> by Crockett Johnson</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Harold and his magical purple crayon have been delighting preschoolers since 1955 (and inspiring doodling on walls for just as long). The curious 4-year-old protagonist draws his surroundings to fit his whimsy in the ultimate expression of childhood imagination.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Constellation-Vital-Phenomena-Novel/dp/0770436404/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023699&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=a+constellation+of+vital+phenomena"><strong>A Constellation of Vital Phenomena</strong> by Anthony Marra</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: In this 400-page novel of love and courage set in wartime Chechnya, two doctors risk everything to save a child being hunted by the same people who murdered her family. Marra's narrative moves fluidly between past and present to contextualize the little girl's ordeal within Chechnya's long history of devastating civil wars.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Sports-Gene-Extraordinary-Performance/dp/1591845114/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024055&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+sports+gene"><strong>The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance</strong> by David Epstein</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: </span>Sports Illustrated<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> senior writer David Epstein wades into the burgeoning science of training regimens and genetic sequencing to determine whether the Serena Williams and Usain Bolts of the world are products of their environments or their DNA. Epstein doesn't shy away from controversy and instead explores the research behind gender and racial stereotypes in sports, producing a fascinating and thought-provoking look at why top athletes excel.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Collision-Low-Crossers-Turbulent-Football/dp/0316196797/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024076&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=collision+low+crossers"><strong>Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football</strong> by Nicholas Dawidoff</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Dawidoff spends a year with the New York Jets and delivers an intelligent and original inside-look at a sport that has already been covered obsessively from every possible angle. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Powers ("The Killing of Crazy Horse") writes that 'Collision Low Crossers' is "closely and boldly observed, frankly reported, ferociously written with both humor and humanity" and "one of the best books ever written about sports."</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Found-Pacific-Crest-Vintage/dp/0307476073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023871&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=wild+cheryl"><strong>Wild</strong> by Cheryl Strayed</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: At age 26, following her mother's death, a divorce, and a string of reckless behavior, Strayed finds herself on the Pacific Crest Trail, alone and determined to rescue herself from her own demons. "Wild" documents Strayed's emotional, grueling, and at times perilous journey through California and Oregon as she grapples with unbelievable loss and attempts to find the strength to keep living.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-That-Is-James-Salter/dp/1400043131/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023447&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=all+that+is"><strong>All That Is</strong> by James Salter</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Born in 1925, Salter has won literary awards across the decades for his novels, screenplays, and short stories that Edward Hirsch </span><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1930/the-art-of-fiction-no-133-james-salter">once described</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> as "wholly distinctive, beautiful and implacable." In his latest work, Salter </span><span class="st" style="line-height: 1.5em;">-</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> who served as an Army Air Force pilot between 1945 and 1957 </span><span class="st" style="line-height: 1.5em;">-</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> uses a WWII naval officer returning home from war as a canvas on which to explore the conflicting and contradictory archetypes of the 1950s American male. It is a story not to be missed. </span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Brother-Kenneth-Oppel/dp/054522926X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024407&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=half+brother+kenneth"><strong>Half Brother</strong> by Kenneth Oppel</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: The only child of two eccentric behavioral scientists, 13-year-old Ben is an unhappy kid who soon finds his solitude disrupted when his mother brings home a baby chimpanzee for research. Printz Honor-winning author Oppel presents his readers with tough ethical questions as Ben's brotherly bond with the chimp gets in the way of his parents' experiments.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Samurai-Margi-Preus/dp/1419702009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024669&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=heart+of+samurai"><strong>Heart of a Samurai</strong> by Margi Preus</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Preus' first novel for young readers </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">hit it out of the park, becoming a 2011 Newbery Honor Book, an ALSC Notable Book and a recipient of the Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">. "Heart of a Samurai" tells the true story of a 14-year-old Japanese boy, Manjiro, who is rescued by Americans when his fishing boat sinks in 1841 and taken to America. The captivating and heartwarming story is illustrated with Manjiro's own pencil drawings in addition to other archival material.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-%C3%81ntonia-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486282406/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024686&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=my+antonia"><strong>My Ántonia</strong> by Willa Cather</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Cather achieved a well-deserved place in literary history for her 'prairie trilogy,' of which "My Ántonia" (1918) is the last (and best). The trilogy, which includes "O Pioneers!" and "The Song of the Lark," brought the American West to life and promoted regional American stories as a valid part of mainstream literature.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Ballad-Sad-Cafe-Stories/dp/0618565868/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386022318&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=ballad+of+the+sad+cafe"><strong>The Ballad of the Sad Cafe</strong> by Carson McCullers</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: This collection of short stories assembles McCullers' best work into a charming and at times haunting novella that includes "Wunderkind," an autobiographical piece published in 1936 when McCullers was just 17.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jinx-Sage-Blackwood/dp/0062129902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024799&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=jinx+sage"><strong>Jinx</strong> by Sage Blackwood</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: The first in a fantasy series geared toward middle schoolers, "Jinx" tells the familiar tale of an abandoned but highly gifted orphan who must make his way through a magical forest in search of a counterspell for his wizard friend. Booklist calls it a "literary cut above Eoin Colfer's 'Artemis Fowl'" with the same fast-paced action and comedic hijinks.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini-ebook/dp/B000OCXGZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386023142&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=kite+runner"><strong>The Kite Runner</strong> by Khaled Hosseini</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Hosseini's unforgettable literary debut in 2004 introduced Americans to a complicated, beautiful, and entirely human side of Afghanistan at a time when the hunt for Bin Laden was all anyone knew about that distant and mountainous land. Hosseini's tragic and yet wonderfully humorous story of a doomed friendship between two boys of different social classes has become an instant classic and permanent addition to every "must-read" list. </span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ottoline-Yellow-Cat-Chris-Riddell/dp/0061448818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386024881&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=ottoline+and+the+yellow+cat"><strong>Ottoline and the Yellow Cat</strong> by Chris Riddell</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: Young Ottoline, who lives in an elaborate apartment in Big City with her best friend and guardian Mr. Monroe, is a feisty mix of Eloise and Nancy Drew, solving mysteries by day and wishing her parents would come home from their travels by night. Riddell uses red to accent otherwise black and white illustrations, and the text-to-picture ratio is perfect for especially reluctant readers.</span></p>
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<li>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moonday-Adam-Rex/dp/1423119207/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386038080&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=moonday"><strong>Moonday</strong> by Adam Rex</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">: One night the Moon lowers itself into a family's backyard and the little girl finds a way to return the moon to its place in the sky. Rex pens a beautiful, quiet ode to the magic of nighttime in this picture book lullaby.</span></p>
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