Dispatches from Elsewhere
Part III - The Kindle Becomes a Live Book Club
Reading has always been treated as a private act. That’s about to change. Imagine being able to see how many people are reading the same book as you or how...
Part III - The Kindle Becomes a Live Book Club
Reading has always been treated as a private act. That’s about to change. Imagine being able to see how many people are reading the same book as you or how...
Part II - The Kindle Is Already AI-Ready
Amazon just flipped a switch and most people didn’t notice. They’ve integrated AI into the Kindle reading experience. Quietly, casually, and with no big announcement. Right now, “Ask Kindle AI”...
Part II - The Kindle Is Already AI-Ready
Amazon just flipped a switch and most people didn’t notice. They’ve integrated AI into the Kindle reading experience. Quietly, casually, and with no big announcement. Right now, “Ask Kindle AI”...
Part I - The Future of the eBook
We’re told not to judge a book by its cover, but we’ve been judging books by something else for years: their format. Ebook. Audiobook. Translation. Hardcover. Paperback. Special edition. Author...
Part I - The Future of the eBook
We’re told not to judge a book by its cover, but we’ve been judging books by something else for years: their format. Ebook. Audiobook. Translation. Hardcover. Paperback. Special edition. Author...
The Dobash Cake My Mom Pretended Not to Want
My mom used to swear she didn’t like dobash cake. She’d see it on the counter and wave it off like it personally offended her. “No, no… I’m not hungry.”...
The Dobash Cake My Mom Pretended Not to Want
My mom used to swear she didn’t like dobash cake. She’d see it on the counter and wave it off like it personally offended her. “No, no… I’m not hungry.”...
I Thought I Was Done Killing People
When Restless Meets Routine After nearly two decades of writing thrillers, I started getting itchy. Not tired, not out of ideas, but restless. I’d killed a lot of people in...
I Thought I Was Done Killing People
When Restless Meets Routine After nearly two decades of writing thrillers, I started getting itchy. Not tired, not out of ideas, but restless. I’d killed a lot of people in...
In Hawaii, We Never Ask “How Was the Wedding?”
In Hawaii, food isn’t just part of the party—it is the party. We never ask, “How was the wedding?” We ask, “What did they have to eat?” If someone says...
In Hawaii, We Never Ask “How Was the Wedding?”
In Hawaii, food isn’t just part of the party—it is the party. We never ask, “How was the wedding?” We ask, “What did they have to eat?” If someone says...