- Matt Greene wonders about writing, AI, and a “post-meaning” world. (LitHub)
- David Gilyeat reports that J.R.R. Tolkien’s desk is up for auction. (BBC)
- I reject most rules for writers—apart from Vonnegut’s rule about never wasting the reader’s time—but George Orwell’s rules are pretty solid. (Open Culture)
- Molly Templeton carries on reading, no matter how overwhelmed or daunted. (Reactor)
- Charles Beaumont has ideas about why so many people who worked in espionage went on to write spy novels. (Crime Reads)
- Erin Evans reflects on what it’s like to read books about eating disorders while also having an eating disorder. (Full Stop)
- …and censorship news from the indefatigable Kelly Jensen. (Book Riot)
