- The team at Make Use Of has some advice for a problem that has plagued bookish folk since the invention of stories: how can I find a book if I can’t remember the title? (Boing Boing)
- Gal Beckerman reports that silent reading parties have also migrated online. (New York Times)
- Livia Gershon shares the story of two English teachers who use “grammar rants” to expose elitism in how language is taught and judged. I am totally on board with this. (Daily JSTOR)
- If you’re done with Defoe’s Journal of the Plague Year, Sam Jordison offers a selection of contemporary accounts of the London plague of 1665. (The Guardian)
- Natalie Jenner writes in praise of frequent re-reading. (LitHub)
- Matthew Wills shares the delightful story of Deirdre Heddon and Misha Myers, who decided to talk a walk through the Belgian countryside accompanied by a collection of ninety books. (Daily JSTOR)
- Helen Howland’s reflections on dog-earring and beating up books is my favorite take on the question so far. (The Quietus)
