- Aylssa Shotwell has some very reasonable concerns about paid subscriptions if authors opt for Substack or similar platforms. (The Mary Sue)
- Sophie Vershbow asked other women about things men have said to them about their reading habits. (LitHub)
- Amitava Kumar argues for illustrated books for adults. I agree! (The Atlantic)
- Cindy Fazzi shares the many lessons she took from Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, including the crucial one about not erasing herself to fit in. (Electric Literature)
- Meanwhile, Sloane Tanen has a much more complicated relationship with Go Ask Alice. (Electric Literature)
- Michael Waters recounts the incredible story of Cory’s Book Service and how it encouraged the gay rights movement. (The New Yorker)
- No one can climb Everest alone and it makes sense that we can also use some help when trying to conquer Everest-sized books. Leah Rachel von Essen has great advice for scaling those bookish mountains. (Book Riot)
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That article about Go Ask Alice really interested me, because I read it as a teen, also didn’t realize until much later it was faked.
Just read the article about how to tackle those tough classics – the suggestion to keep notes separately makes so much sense. I use post it notes a lot but they do have a habit of falling out and I can’t work out where they once were