“Nerd” is the word in publishing
Were you called a nerd when you were a kid? Are you still called a nerd today? If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, then you might be interested in reading two upcoming books on nerds. According to Publisher’s Weekly, American Nerd: The Story of My People by Benjamin Nugent and Nerds: Who they are and why we need more of them by David Anderegg will be released this winter.
Interestingly, the PW article also gives a brief explanation that the publishing world is one of the nerdiest industries around, next to chemistry and molecular biology:
The vocation tends to attract brainy types who may not have excelled at math and science in school, but reread books until their spines fell apart. Editors are rarely not reading books, whether on elevators, in supermarket lines, or even walking on the sidewalk. And they usually wear glasses. Hike up those pants, add a pocket protector, and… well, if it isn’t Alfred E. Newman.
The article then goes on to give a brief timeline of famous books that especially seem to appeal to nerds. You can read the entire PW article here: Nerds Rule the Bookstore.
I was never a full blown nerd growing up, but I read enough that most considered me to be "bookish" or a "bookworm". I never excelled at math or science, so I guess I fit the bill as a literary nerd right now. What kind of nerd are you?
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