- Pamela Brill shares some heart-warming research about the impact of Little Free Libraries. (Publishers Weekly)
- Elissa Altman reflects on her own struggles with writing through grief and a desire for revenge. (LitHub)
- Richard Godwin questions whether there really are too many books being published. (The Guardian)
- Anthony Doerr writes in praise of the wildly imaginative Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino. (LitHub)
- Livia Gershon discusses the ironic history of how Orwell’s works were turned into propaganda. (Daily JSTOR)
- Lincoln Michel examines the responses to Open AI’s “good” story. (Counter Craft)
- LitHub announces the winner of their Best Villains in Literature contest.
- …and censorship news from the excellent people of Book Riot.

