- Ada Calhoun writes about the pleasures of being a library user without clutching any pearls about the “decline” of American libraries. (The New Yorker)
- Sian Cain reports that the fatwa against Salman Rushdie is heating up again. (The Guardian)
- Eva Jurczyk explains why she is no longer reviewing books by men, reiterating the importance of giving books by women a signal boost. (The Awl)
- Simon Chandler’s article about how few words in English see regular use goes a long way towards justifying my hobby of collecting obscure words. (Full Stop)
- Elizabeth Strassner and Mallory Ortberg reveal how you can tell if you’re in a story by Flannery O’Connor or Daphne du Maurier, respectively. (The Toast)
