Last week on the bookish internet

I’ve missed the announcements in the last few years, so I was delighted when someone one my social media linked to the 2023 Bulwer-Lytton contest for the worst opening line. (Bulwer Lytton Contest)
Ben Gazur recounts the history of what we’ve done with recovered scrolls that were burned during ancient disasters like the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. (Mental Floss)
Book banners in Columbia County, Washington would rather close their library than allow it to stock LGBTQ+ books. Rachel Ulatowski reports. (The Mary Sue)
Kyle Barr takes a look at the growing conflict between AI and copyright law. (Gizmodo)
Molly Templeton encourages us all to shuffle our book collections. (Tor)
Meanwhile, Lewis Buzbee shares his experience when he and his wife had to downsize their book collection when they moved to a smaller apartment. (LitHub)
Olivia Empson talks to parents, librarians, and others about efforts to bring banned books to kids who, for various reasons, can’t just go to the library. (The Guardian)
Rebecca Meacham reveals the anxiety of when authors use other people’s lives for their own writing. (Electric Literature)
Melissa Gira Grant explores the recruitment efforts of Moms 4 Liberty, an organization driving a lot of book challenges across the US. (The New Republic)
Victoria Weit reflects on Party Girl, a librarian cult favorite. (LitHub)
Arriving in plenty of time for spooky season, Jack Doyle presents his list of the best Gothic novels. (The Mary Sue)
Clare Carlisle dives into George Eliot’s worries about her future biographies and the world of Victorian literary biographies. (Lapham’s Quarterly)
Andrew Paul looks at what happened when an Iowa library used ChatGPT to find books to remove from library shelves. (PopSci)
And, finally, the latest round-up of censorship news, courtesy of Book Riot.

Last week on the bookish internet

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