The way we live now: stories, tools, & ideas

A "third place" is a convivial, regular hangout, not home and not work - a place where everyone knows your name. I corresponded for years with Ray Oldenburg, who coined the term in his 1989 book The Great Good Place. He left me with the task of writing a new edition. Visit https://www.greatgoodplace.org for details about the new book.

Reports from the Trenches: Insider tips and truths about the world (and economics) of book publishing today.

China notes by Karen Christensen, whose company Berkshire Publishing Group is known for its award-winning books about China past and present. Karen works with hundreds of China scholars and is a research associate at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard, focusing on community and women’s issues.

Preparing for climate change without losing our minds.