DNF Shelves Are Finally Coming to Goodreads

According to that email, here’s what to expect and how to determine if you need to take any action:

• If you create your own custom shelf If it’s named exactly “Didn’t Finish,” “dnf,” “Abandoned,” “Unfinished,” “Didn’t Finish,” or “Dropped,” it’s automatically converted to the new default Not Finished shelf. Your reviews, ratings, and reading history remain on your book.
• IIf you create a tag or non-proprietary custom shelf, unchanged with one exception. Anything currently correctly named “did-not-finish” will be automatically renamed to “did-not-finish-2” to avoid duplication.
• If you want to keep your current settingschange the name of your shelf or tag to something else by February 28th.

Sync audio and e-books with new Audible features

Audible has launched a new “immersion reading” feature, Read & Listen. This allows users to listen to audiobooks while synchronously reading highlighted text within ebooks from within the Audible app. This is a mirror image of the Whispersync for Voice feature already available in the Kindle app. For this to work, you must have both the ebook and audiobook versions of the title in your Kindle and Audible libraries. Audible cites research showing that reading and listening at the same time improves concentration and comprehension, and while this is certainly a beneficial option for people with ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions, accessibility does come at a price.

Immerse yourself in the world of train dream

train dreamThe film, based on Dennis Johnson’s 2011 novella, didn’t win the Best Picture Oscar, but we’re absolutely thrilled that it was nominated. It’s a beautiful movie, quiet, and quietly subversive, and I kept thinking about it for months after seeing it. If you’re in LA, you’ll soon be immersed in the gorgeous, lush world of cinema thanks to a pop-up gallery opening next week. If you don’t want to touch real grass, I don’t know what will.