- Maris Kreizman has seven practices for being a good literary citizen. (LitHub)
- John Kelly declares the — (em dash) the punctuation of the year. (Mashed Radish)
- Johanna Thomas-Corr finds that this year’s Booker judges did not have a good time. (The Sunday Times)
- Tajja Isen explains publishing’s “gambling problem.” (The Walrus)
- Paula Findlen explores how Petrarch responded to the ravages of plague and grief. (Public Domain Review)
- James Folta shares Wikipedia’s guide to spotting (probably) AI-generated writing. (LitHub)
- Dalya Alberge reports on new research about the Book of Kells. (The Guardian)
- Williesha Morris has the latest on librarians dealing with overly broad, burdensome laws about challenged books. (AL.com)
- Nina West writes in praise of Drag Queen Story Hour. (LitHub)
- Kate Yoder discusses research that found a decline in “nature words” in English language texts. (Grist)
- Lincoln Michel addresses literary style. (Counter Craft)
- Nikki DeMarco always has an emergency romance novel. (Book Riot)
