- Charlie Jane Anders explains the thought process behind deciding on a story’s point of view and what it means for us readers. (Reactor)
- Jennifer Ouellette talks to the author of a study on fanfic that busted some myths about what draws in readers. This is fascinating! (Ars Technica)
- Pair with: Molly Templton’s exhortation to read outside of your comfort zone. (Reactor)
- The library Peter Wortman must now downsize sends him down several memory lanes. (LitHub)
- Nitish Pawha looks at two recent AI/copyright cases in the US. (Slate)
- Barry Petchesky muses on Calvin’s snowmen, creativity, and control. (Defector)
- James Folta ranks an astonishing variety of reading technologies. (LitHub)
- Soumya Sagar reports on a recent announcement that a mysterious script found in Oman has finally been deciphered. (Science)
- Spelling in the English language is notoriously fucked up, but an experiment in the UK with an alternative alphabet to help kids learn to read faster turned out to be even worse for students than just teaching them the standard, bizarre system. Emma Loffhagan teaches us about the Initial Teaching Alphabet. (The Guardian)
- Pair with: Anatoly Liberman discusses why English still spells words like knight with a kn, even though it’s not pronounced that way. (OUPblog)
- Issa Quiny cautions writers from planning out their stories too much. (LitHub)
- …and, of course, censorship news, courtesy of the diligent folks of Book Riot.
