This week on the bookish internet

Janet Frishberg explains how she came to give herself permission to give up on books. (Electric Literature)
Authors talk about their notebooks. Normally, I stay away from articles about writers’ process, but I love looking at other peoples’ handwriting. (The Guardian)
I was delighted to learn about this mysterious practice by elderly library patrons. (Atlas Obscura)
Sharon Mesmer writes about the time she discovered that her ex had made her the villain in his novel. (The Cut)
There are so many great write ups of the hilarity of women “writing women the way men write women,” that I have to share more than one:
- Katy Waldman at The New Yorker
- Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett at The Guardian
- Sonja Palmer at Book Riot
- Alison Floor at The Guardian
- And a round up of tweets in response to the original prompt at Electric Literature