Five Things: October 23, 2025 | As in guillotine...
"It's a very little thing, but it's also not nothing." On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.| As in guillotine...
"It's a very little thing, but it's also not nothing." On anger, EdTech and AI, illiteracy, the Indie Web, and thinking small.| As in guillotine...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. "Please let Bluesky be the last time y'all fall for this trick." Five Things for October 9, 2025 Five Things: October 9, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....| As in guillotine…
Check out As in guillotine... for more. Books I read, games I played, things I watched in September 2025. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out! Media Notes: September 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....| As in guillotine…
"Knowing how to deconstruct a complex system is a critical first step." On digital distractions, middle grade readers, indie publishing, bloggers getting paid, and systems that fight back.| As in guillotine...
A curated selection of some of my current favorite blogs, newsletters, and microbloggers (aka, social media).| As in guillotine...
As in Guillotine: The "newsletter" (blog posts sent via email) from Guy LeCharles Gonzalez — aka glecharles and loudpoet.| As in guillotine...
"Medium is basically a very good, purpose-built blogging platform, which is something worth appreciating in 2025."| As in guillotine...
Will authors be hurt if the PRH S&S merger goes as planned? Is a super-sized Penguin Random House bad for other reasons?| As in guillotine...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. "It makes me wonder what's changed since 2020?" Five Things for September 4, 2025 Five Things: September 4, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....| As in guillotine…
Check out As in guillotine... for more. One hundred-plus hours into my second playthrough, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is without question my GOTY and is officially in my top 5 for all-time favorite games ever. Rogue Trader 40K Redux: 300 Hours Later…, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....| As in guillotine…
Check out As in guillotine... for more. Books I read, games I played, things I watched in August 2025. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out! Media Notes: August 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....| As in guillotine…
Is my long-term relationship with the Xbox finally coming to an end? Maybe.| As in guillotine...
You will be praised and roasted! Promoted and relegated! Celebrated and fired!| As in guillotine...
Imagine D&D, The Matrix, and Mission: Impossible. Fantasy races, magic, cyberpunk, and elaborate heists in a near-future world.| As in guillotine...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. "Bullying promptfondlers and botlickers is a socially acceptable, and required, practice now." Five Things for August 21, 2025 Five Things: August 21, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....| As in guillotine…
"Meanwhile, if you’re reading this via email or RSS, be sure to check out my WordPress!" #cmonson| As in guillotine...
If a publisher can’t market their books without relying on authors matching their efforts, they’re not very good at Publishing. Sorry, not sorry.| As in guillotine...
"Nothing beats a well-researched and well-written book on a topic you want to learn more about."| As in guillotine...
Resist like your career depends on it — and inform that resistance with critical thinking every step of the way.| As in guillotine...
"No one paying attention should be surprised by this." On IMLS, digital censorship, human librarians, regime media, and Wikipedia.| As in guillotine...
"Spoiler: It's capitalism. It's always capitalism." On real readers, critical thinking, poetry experiments, LinkedIn slop, and Public Humanities.| As in guillotine...
Why keep blogging in 2025? If you've known me for a while, you know a Cluetrain quote is coming!| As in guillotine...
"Do unto others," etc. On doomscrolling, screwing libraries, magic robots, processes, and console wars.| As in guillotine...
Books I read, games I played, things I watched, with a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out!| As in guillotine...
Commentary and reviews on games and gaming of all types.| As in guillotine...
On productivity, but mostly on the pros and cons of the comics industry.| As in guillotine...
The AI hype train is reaching predictably ridiculous extremes because credulous journalists happily platform the worst of this nonsense.| As in guillotine...
What numbers are publicly available to establish a clearer picture about PRH’s marketing spend and what it means for authors?| As in guillotine...
My favorite new-to-me books, games, movies, and TV that captured my attention and entertained me in 2023!| As in guillotine...
What's a bad decision in Football Manager? In the infamous words of The Mandarin: "You'll never see me coming." Every decision matters.| As in guillotine...
Is the Publishing Innovation Forum an event the industry needs right now? I think it can be. #PIF24| As in guillotine...
"An actual local would justifiably call bullshit on that." On overtourism, digital nomads, 8080 Books, Imagination Library, and vintage.| As in guillotine...
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out!| As in guillotine...
An excellent reminder that the industry is so much bigger than Amazon and the Big 5, and if we prioritize making progress among the willing, we can disrupt the industry for the better — from within.| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 13, 2024| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 5, 2024| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezNovember 21, 2024| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezOctober 31, 2024| As in guillotine...
"The road we took here is washed out." On library ebooks, digital media, TikTok and marketing, EV overload, and Gen X insights.| As in guillotine...
Commentary and advice on marketing, mostly for publishers (traditional and brands) and writers, but sometimes from a broader perspective.| As in guillotine...
Reviews of books, comics, movies, and other random stuff.| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 2, 2024| As in guillotine...
Five things of interest from Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, every other Thursday. That's it! That's the description.| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 5, 2024| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 5, 2024| As in guillotine...
Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 5, 2024| As in guillotine...
Data-informed, never data-driven. Sometimes loud, one-time poet; always opinionated.| As in guillotine...
"Democratizing access to creativity." On AI in writing and comics, engaging libraries, visual literacy, and Ways folders.| As in guillotine...
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.| As in guillotine...
"Data-informed, never data-driven." On NOLA, library AI, author newsletters, clickbait diversity, and comics startups.| As in guillotine...
Until more public libraries prioritize sustainable digital collections over temporary access to bestsellers, it's a stalemate.| As in guillotine...
I am by most definitions an Adult Gamer, but I'm starting to feel a little like Murtagh: maybe I'm getting a little too old for this shit?| As in guillotine...
"'Inevitability' continues to be the boogeyman driving bad business decisions." On digital archives, content theft, expensive ebooks, public domain, and Electric Capitalism.| As in guillotine...
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.| As in guillotine...
"If Goldman Sachs is saying this, things are very, very bad." On comic acquisitions, the AI bubble, social gaming, monocular vision, and the Jersey Devil.| As in guillotine...
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez: Sometimes loud, formerly poet, always opinionated.| As in guillotine...
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.| As in guillotine...
"People are the answer to the problems of bits." On AI use cases, bad journalism, Jaron Lanier, bubbles, and Pokémon.| As in guillotine...
I'm looking forward to attending and speaking at two upcoming conferences, helping attendees understand the importance of libraries.| As in guillotine...
"Trains can be rerouted, stopped, or if necessary, derailed." On library borrowing, the black box problem, faking diversity, digital divides, and thinking about systems.| As in guillotine...
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.| As in guillotine...
One of the biggest reasons "AI" is gaining traction in marketing circles so quickly is most marketing is actually pretty bad already.| As in guillotine...
"These damn kids don't like what I like!" On book snobbery, comics for kids, acceptable censorship, marketing KPIs, and car stuff.| As in guillotine...
