- Jason Okundaye explains why he withdrew his book from the Polari Prize. (The Guardian)
- If you’re not sure what’s going on with the Polari Prize, James Folta can get you up to speed. (LitHub)
- Rachel Greenley reflects on what writers choose to leave out of their stories. (Orion Magazine)
- I love seeing the handwriting of classic authors, so I was delighted when Brown University posted about an exhibit featuring an original manuscript of 1984, by George Orwell. To be honest, I expected a lot more mug rings and tea splashes on the pages. (Brown)
- Angelina Eimannsberger’s review of Digital Social Reading shares a lot of fascinating insights on the way a lot of us read and share our love of stories these days. (Public Books)
- Auralee Wallace argues in favor of cozy genre mashups. (Crime Reads)
- Christina Orlando asked seventeen authors about their favorite SFF tropes and the tropes that need to be transformed. (Reactor)
- Molly Templeton laments the end of mass market paperbacks. (Reactor)
- John Scalzi takes on the argument about recommending classic (and potentially problematic) science fiction. (Whatever)
- …and censorship news from the good people of Book Riot.
