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

This week on the bookish internet

  • The latest development in the alternate Nobel for Literature: readers get to vote! (Book Riot)
  • 2,000 Libros is soliciting donations to send books to children who have been forcibly separated from their parents and incarcerated by the American government. (2,000 Libros)
  • I have never heard of fairy tale writer Mary de Morgan, but I desperately want to read her stories now. (Folklore Thursday)
  • Designers share their process for creating the covers for 10 books. (Electric Literature)
  • There’s a challenge working its way through the bookish internet: if you could only have 100 books in your library, which one would you pick? (A Life in Books)
  • Kamishibai sounds utterly charming. (The Conversation)
  • Marcos Santiago Gonsalez has a brilliant piece about teaching writing, code-switching, and what they mean for young writers. (Electric Literature)
  • Do you need more poetry in your life, but don’t know where to start? Author Rabih Alameddine posts a poem every day (or more) from a wide range of poets. (The Art Divas)