- Gail Sherman relays the findings of a recent study to figure out what kind of paper gives the worst cuts. Personally, the worst paper cut I ever got (it’s an occupational hazard among librarians) was from a cardboard box. (Boing Boing)
- Ada Palmer argues for the usefulness of science fiction in helping us navigate the present and the future. (Strange Horizons)
- Andrew Albanese reports on a lawsuit brought by authors and publishers against a Florida book-banning law. (Publishers Weekly)
- Linnea Gradin explains “translation hopping” and wrestles to translate Han Kang’s Korean into Swedish. (Asymptote)
- Amber Morgan presents a pocket history of the Library of Alexandria. (All That’s Interesting)
- James Harbeck muses on the word “recipe.” (Sesquiotica)
- David Rondel looks to Iris Murdoch’s nature writing to cope with anxiety. (OUPBlog)
- Emily Drabinski reports on efforts by librarians in Israel to preserve Palestinian and Arab patrimony. (truthout)
- EveryLibrary is hosting an online event for Banned Books Week.
- …and a serving of censorship news, courtesy of the good folks at Book Riot.
