- Constance Grady explains what the hell is going on with this year’s Nobel Prize for literature and why so many people are up in arms about one of the awardees. (Vox)
- Ayelet Gundar-Goshen wonders if her latest book makes her a bad feminist. (The Millions)
- Ryan Lenora Brown shows how African writers—especially African women—are making their mark on historical fiction. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Brad Gooch writes in praise of Rumi. (LitHub)
- As usual, Leah Price shows us that rumors of the book’s death have been greatly exaggerated. (The Paris Review)
- Where did “It was a dark and stormy night” come from? Christopher Schultz explains. (Litreactor)
Thanks for your first source — I had NO IDEA about the Nobel drama, this year or last! How very interesting.