A tranquil library filled with books on wooden shelves, offering a warm, inviting atmosphere.

This week on the bookish internet

  • Maegan Donovan argues for giving another chance to books we hated. (Book Riot)
  • Pamela Paul and Maria Russo have some advice for helping your kids become readers. (The New York Times)
  • Charles Halton introduces readers to the world’s earliest known poet: Enheduanna. (LitHub)
  • Glenn Fleishmann reports that letterpress printing is having a revival. (Wired)
  • Librarian Carolyn Johnson collects thousands of books to give away to children who can’t afford them. I love this so much. (Moby Lives)
  • Emily Temple rounded up a list of ten book hoarders. Temple defines a book hoarder as someone who owns more than 1,000 books—so I just miss out with about 800 books to my name. (LitHub)