I try to do more of my reading on KU these days since I'm already paying for it so might as well make Amazon compensate the authors for me. I'll be holding out until next month for Book 5.
Stormweaver II, which I believe is due in July
Path of Ascension 4, which is coming out in September-- I thought 3 was much better than 2, and am looking forward to continuing the series.
Millenial Mage 4 is two weeks away! I'm going to be sad when we stop getting monthly releases of this. Everyone described the series in a very glib way when it was first climbing the ranks on RR so I avoided it, but I really enjoy the magic experimentation.
One of these days I need to muster up the energy to read Rhythm of War. These days I find it hard to get back in to series with doorstopper length books and years in between releases due to lack of momentum.
I think there's an interesting contrast here to the recent Atlantic article on Baseball's latest rule changes. There's an almost game-theoretic thing where organizations optimize to the outcomes that benefit them the most at the organizational level that is responsible for those outcomes. So the team will optimize on winning, the franchise will optimize on money, and the league will optimize on overall growth. At each level, there's some correlation and some tension. If homogenization is locally good but bad for the overall health of the league, it's up to the league itself to put in incentive structures that cause differentiation.
While this article was written due to the upcoming sale of WFT, there's a more proximate event in the sport world that would push back on the narrative. Last night, the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in their sixth season in the league. In those six years, the team has already doubled in value. While I've never attended a game there personally, reputationally the atmosphere is anything but milquetoast. They're a great example of a unique product that has led to wild success both on and off the ice.
Bound (Millenial Mage 4) out on Kindle! (a.co)
Not sure why the (nicely designed) cover does not show up on Amazon!
Kiki or Bouba? (www.nytimes.com)
Nearly a century after a landmark psychology study was conducted, we revisit its findings — with your help!
All the Skills 2 out on Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/All-Skills-2-Deckbuilding-LitRPG-ebook/dp/B0C1DP23YZ...
The Fake Poor Bride: Confessions of a Luxury-Wedding Planner (www.theatlantic.com)
First Law of Cultivation: Qi=mc^2 out on Kindle (royalroad.com)
The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors (www.nytimes.com)
The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.
Hey Dad, Can You Help Me Return the Picasso I Stole? (www.nytimes.com)
A painting that went missing in 1969 turned up at a museum’s doorstep before the F.B.I. could hunt it down. No one knew how or why — until now.
Opinion | The Plan to Save New York From the Next Sandy Will Ruin the Waterfront. It Doesn’t Have To. (www.nytimes.com)
The Army Corps’s plan to protect New York from flooding relies too heavily on walls.
The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product (www.theatlantic.com)
A one-hit wonder is never enough.
[GDT] Yankees @ Mets, 2023-06-14 @ 7:00 PM - ESPN
Gerrit Cole vs Justin Verlander...
What upcoming book releases are you most looking forward to?
And when are they coming out?
The Relentless Optimization of Pro-Sports Franchises (www.theatlantic.com)