- Jeevika Verma shares how Adam Wolfond, a non-speaking poet with autism, connects with and through language. (NPR)
- Michael Phillips recreates William Blake’s etching and printing processes for the British Library. (Boing Boing)
- Anna Quindlen wants more of us to write things by hand. (LitHub)
- Naaman Zhou shares a delightful Twitter account that collects hilarious examples of “second mentions.” (The New Yorker)
- Kate Dubinski reports that someone is leaving origami figures at libraries in London, Ontario. (CBC)
- Jaime Herndon reminds us of the importance of reading Holocaust literature written from a Jewish perspective. (Book Riot)
- Audrey Schulman discusses Carl Linnaeus and how change drives linguistic evolution. (LitHub)
- Ravi Rajan reveals that the National Library building in Kolkata is not only haunted but also contains a recently discovered secret room. (HubPages)
- Grace Lapointe explains whatever happened to the OwnVoices label. (Book Riot)
- Jessica Powers talks to George Mendoza and Kristen Witucki, two blind authors, about how they became writers and ableism in the industry and literature. (LitHub)
- Phillip Schott shares his thoughts about writing animals. (CrimeReads)
- Sarah Shaffi reports that there are four times more male characters in literature than female. I’m hoping for a follow-up study on representation of trans and nonbinary characters. (The Guardian)
- Lisa B. Samalonis has tips for readers who want to join or start an online book club. (WIRED)
- Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah writes in praise of bell hooks. (LitHub)
- Vaishnavi Patel discusses how the Ramayana is being retold in Indian politics and in her fiction. (Tor)
- The latest issue of Book Riot’s censorship news.
