This fortnight on the bookish internet

CD Covington looks into how writers reinvent swearing for their characters—because humans gotta frakking swear no matter what planet they’re on. (Tor Blog)
Most of the time, when I see an author’s longhand manuscript, it’s covered in scratchings-out and scrawled sentences. Jane Austen’s fair copy of Lady Susan is beautifully readable. (LitHub)
Sarah Kozloff reflects on our strange relationship with spoilers. (Tor Blog)
Amelia Tait profiles two collectors of diaries. (The Guardian)
Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is a beloved classic, but what did contemporary critics think? Rose Staveley-Wadham found out. (British Newspaper Archive)
Ron Charles wonders which beloved book has the most hated ending. (Washington Post)
Lauren D. Woods argues for a more sophisticated—and positive—approach to criticism. (LitHub)
Do you agree with Kelly Jensen’s picks for best cover of 2020? (Book Riot)
Samantha Leach takes us behind the scenes at a romance cover photo shoot. (Glamour)
Stephanie Kent and Logan Smalley share what they learned after interviewing booksellers in all fifty states. (LitHub)
I’m not surprised by this, but I am tickled to see confirmation that many writers actually do hear their characters’ voices in their heads. (The Conversation)

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