- Valerie Stivers cooks from…Zora Neale Hurston. (The Paris Review)
- Apparently, Samuel Becket was too depressing for the Nobel committee. (The Guardian)
- Emily Nussbaum asked what books people would use if they were sworn into office and the bookish internet took the question viral. (Book Riot)
- Drag Queen Story Time continues for now! (American Libraries)
- Jessica Barry wonders why women read thrillers and mysteries where awful things happen to women. (Crimereads)
- Librarian Kristen Arnett shares her resolutions for 2019. (LitHub)
- Have you ever wondered how words get into the dictionaries and become official? (OpenCulture)
I was going to post a round of responses to Marie Kondo and book collections, but I needed to declutter my Instapaper folder and they weren’t sparking joy…
*rimshot*
Great to see more things about ZNH… can you believe she was almost completely forgotten?
In my more cynical moments, yes. There are so many authors who fall out of the public eye. I am so glad that Neale Hurst wasn’t! Their Eyes Were Watching God was one of the most transcendent things I’ve ever read.
Please do spark my joy by posting about Marie Kondo’s book strategy!