- The book on your bedside table would like to have a word, as written by Sue D. Gelber. (Electric Literature)
- Nina Strochlic explores the powerful world of Somaliland’s poetry. (Noēma)
- Preti Taneja finds resistance and remembrance in the poetry of Palestinian women. (Words Without Borders)
- Molly Templeton thinks about cozy genre fiction. (Reactor)
- RO Kwon hopes her parents don’t read her fiction. (The Guardian)
- Jessica Wong reports on the increasing clashes over book banning in Canada. Canada, if you caught this infection from Americans, I apologize sincerely and hope you recover soon. (CBC)
- …and this week’s dispatch of censorship news, courtesy of Book Riot.

