Jon Sternfeld
@jonsternfeld.bsky.social
Author. Collaborator. Ghost.
NYT Bestseller SCENES FROM MY LIFE with Michael K. Williams (Crown); WaPo Book of the Year AN INCONVENIENT COP with Edwin Raymond (Viking); UNPREPARED: AMERICA IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (Bloomsbury)
NYT Bestseller SCENES FROM MY LIFE with Michael K. Williams (Crown); WaPo Book of the Year AN INCONVENIENT COP with Edwin Raymond (Viking); UNPREPARED: AMERICA IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (Bloomsbury)
YES. I've been saying this for a few months. It's like a screaming moron now.
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
YES. I've been saying this for a few months. It's like a screaming moron now.
The ENTIRE PURPOSE of a book--its VALUE--is the time someone put into it. Everyone who reads knows this.
I can't imagine anyone thinking the problem is that there are not enough books and they take too long to come out.
I can't imagine anyone thinking the problem is that there are not enough books and they take too long to come out.
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The ENTIRE PURPOSE of a book--its VALUE--is the time someone put into it. Everyone who reads knows this.
I can't imagine anyone thinking the problem is that there are not enough books and they take too long to come out.
I can't imagine anyone thinking the problem is that there are not enough books and they take too long to come out.
I think its very presence on a screen reads to your mind like you have to scan it, which is why it's hard to do.
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I think its very presence on a screen reads to your mind like you have to scan it, which is why it's hard to do.
YES. I just started printing them out for this very reason.
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
YES. I just started printing them out for this very reason.
I remember when I heard "This Night" in AMADEUS and my head exploded...
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I remember when I heard "This Night" in AMADEUS and my head exploded...
Sending good thoughts, Brianna! Gonna buy a gift for a friend.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Sending good thoughts, Brianna! Gonna buy a gift for a friend.
Reposted by Jon Sternfeld
Hilarious that they see no distinction between quantity with quality.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Hilarious that they see no distinction between quantity with quality.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.