- Kate Ryan shares a call from the National Archives for volunteers to transcribe their vast collection of documents—the ability to read cursive isn’t required but is a bonus. (WTOP)
- Maya Binyam interviews—and puzzles over—satirist Percival Everett. (The New Yorker)
- Things are getting ugly at the Autauga-Prattville Public Library, Alabama as library staff protest Puritanical, censorious policies. Kelly Jensen reports. (Book Riot)
- Dr. Ulia Gosart and Rachel Fu discuss the meaning of libraries in the wake of the destruction of the Goncharivka and other Ukrainian libraries by Russian forces. (Library Journal)
- Tom Johnson explores the rise and fall of written charms, with eyebrow-raising examples from the Wellcome Library. (London Review of Books)
- Gina Chung takes inspiration from Korean folklore. (LitHub)
- The American Library Association reports that book banning was still on the rise in 2023, compared to 2021 and 2022, with even more unique titles targeted.
- Joel H. Morris writes in praise of literary reimaginings. (LitHub)
- Tommy Orange talks about how he came to reading late and about the power of Leslie Marmon Silko’s monumental novel, Ceremony. (LitHub)
- Susan Haigh reveals the high cost (literally!) of ebooks for libraries. (AP News)
- Jessica Gould investigates the discovery of diverse books in the trash at the Henry Noehm School in Long Island, New York. (Gothamist)
- …and a delivery of censorship news, courtesy of the folks at Book Riot.
