They have miniature furniture, miniature candy bars, miniature cupcakes, miniature horse and because we cannot not get enough of the small things in life, why not read a miniature book?  Just have your microscope ready.

Writers have had a long history with the bottle. Hemingway is synonymous with drunk tortured writer. So perhaps it is not surprising that beer has a relationship to writing. Here are ten beers inspired by books. Here is a our new Pinterest board "Beers to Read By". If you know of a literary beer, send us a message so we can add it to our collection.

Wold Book Night we are not a fan of you.

There is this enormous myth that people aren't reading. There's been lots of research to dispel this myth. Some suggest that about half of Americans are reading. Technology like E-books makes it even easier for people to get books. Of course nobody is counting all the blogs and well, you can't be on the internet and not read. So why is GGP unhappy about an event that hands out free books? Because we don't like "all in an attempt to get the public reading." This implies that nobody reads. Lots of people read. I posted this picture because though it's not a book, it is another way people read.

Now lets get philosophical. Would you let a pigeon drive a bus? Why or why not? Cat got your tongue? Lets ask Mo Willems. 

IN THE NEWS
This week in the news, romance giant Harlequin has been cleared of charges of not paying authors' royalties while forty posters give us a rare look into publishing history.

BOOKS
Lover at Last by J.R. Ward has the number one slot on both the NYT combined print and e-book and hardback fiction. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell holds both these titles in non-fiction.

LINKS FOR AUTHORS
Looking for places to sell your work?  Check out Duotrope,  Ralan and Wendy.

Looking for online critique groups? Check out Critique Circle, Scribophile, and Critters.  And don't forget to check your local Meetup for writer's groups. There's also a critique section at the Absolute Write water cooler as well as a beta reader's forum along with a wealth of info. 

Author: Renee` Zuchniak