- Sloane Crosley praises Dorothy Parker’s Constant Reader and her mastery of brutal literary insults. (The New Yorker)
- Victoria Schade asked writers if they’re “plotters” or “pantsers.” (BookTrib)
- Jacob Holmes brings us a story about the Cullman County Public Library, which got rid of its YA collection by reclassifying these books as adult fiction in response to new book-banning legislation. (Alabama Political Reporter)
- I know Halloween has just passed, but I can’t resist sharing Kelly Jensen’s brief tour of haunted libraries. (Book Riot)
- Alsion Habens offers a very short history of the muses. (Daily JSTOR)
- …and a round-up of censorship news from the amazing people of Book Riot.

