- Lisa Bubert sheds light on what it’s like to be a librarian in an urban public library. (Longreads)
- This might be peak library for me: Worcester Public Library, MA, accepts cat pictures as payment for library fines. (Mental Floss)
- Gay Ivey reports on her research showing the many benefits of teenagers reading so-called “disturbing” literature. (The Conversation)
- Edwin L. Battistella reflects on the many meanings of “um.” (Oxford University Press Blog)
- Melissa Blair’s search for Indigenous stories culminates with her writing one of her own. (LitHub)
- Laura Sackton has advice for readers who want to start reviewing—or at least, writing about—the books they’re reading. (Book Riot)
- Abigail Tulenko argues that folklore teaches us philosophy. (Aeon)
- Dana Maier and Gila Pfeffer explain what book blurbs really mean. (The New Yorker)
- …and this week’s serving of censorship news, courtesy of Book Riot.
