- Los Angeles’s bookstores live! Marc Weingarten talks to booksellers who are helping their neighborhoods rebuild. (Los Angeles Times)
- James Folta warns library users about the growing problem of AI-generated books in online collections. (LitHub)
- There is one use of AI that I wholeheartedly agree with: assembling readable words from texts that are too damaged or fragile for human hands. Isaac Schultz reports on discoveries from scrolls recovered from Herculaneum. (Gizmodo)
- Grant LaFleche, Rachel Ward, and Mark Kelley bring us up to speed on the “war on libraries” in Canada. (CBC)
- Lincoln Michel has thoughts about blurbs. (Counter Craft)
- John Scalzi talks about how translators deal with book titles. (Whatever)
- Susan Barker argues on behalf of monstrous women characters. (CrimeReads)
- Suzanne Walker has some hard-won words of wisdom for authors who want to give their characters swords. (Uncanny)
- …and ongoing coverage of censorship news from the wonderful people of Book Riot.
I know I post a lot about book banning and censorship. This is a topic that matters deeply to me. I believe that everyone—regardless of their age—should be able to read anything they like. Readers’ worlds become smaller because book banning in the US targets books that show diversity, present challenging topics, and offer multiple points of view. If this topic matters to you and you live in the United States, I encourage you to contact your local representatives and speak up at city council/library board meetings. Every voice matters, in so many ways. Thank you for reading!
