- Brian Lyman shares how reading helped him become more empathetic. (Alabama Reflector)
- Samantha Puc talks to K. Kerimian about bringing LGBTQ+ books to readers via a bicycle-powered bookmobile in Brooklyn, NY. (The Mary Sue)
- Gregory Doran recounts the story of how the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays came to be. (LitHub)
- Kate Knibbs digs into Amazon’s AI book problem. (WIRED)
- Emily Temple shares the odds for the winner of this year’s Nobel for literature. (LitHub)
- Rachel Ulatowski looks into the kerfuffle around Millie Bobby Brown’s ghostwriter. (The Mary Sue)
- Carolina Ciucci writes in praise of Calvin & Hobbes. (BookRiot)
- Sarah Bernstein presents 10 of the biggest grudge-holders in literature. (The Guardian)
- Kat Chow reflects on how immigrants and their children either hold onto or lose their heritage languages. (The Atlantic)
- …and a round-up of censorship news from the good folk at Book Riot.
