- The Librarian Shipwreck breaks the librarian code of silence (shh!) to reveal what’s really happening in libraries shuttered by COVID. (Blog)
- Livia Gershon shines a light on the delightful but lost practice of “Grangerizing” books. (Daily JSTOR)
- Dwight Garner takes a look at the literature of lazing around. (New York Times)
- Britain’s National Archives has an exhibit of love letters that features lovelorn writing from over the centuries. (Blog)
- Emily Temple’s round up of one-star Amazon reveals shows that some people really hate the dictionary. (LitHub)
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I’ve added the Librarian Shipwreck Blog to my feedly..thanks for sharing the link.
They’re pretty great. I love their dry, dry satire.
Loved that piece from the librarian. highly entertaining and has got me imagining all sorts of interactions between the books and authors left behind closed doors.