- Kelly Jensen has her eye on bad book and library bills in the US. (Well-Sourced)
- Plus her weekly column on American censorship. (Book Riot)
- Suan McNeil talks to librarian Lindsay Baker about a really interesting new project: memory kits for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. (Laronge Now)
- The actual James Joyce reads from Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake. (Open Culture)
- Or you could listen to J.R.R. Tolkien reading from The Hobbitt. (LitHub)
- Carmen Nesbitt reports on a new lawsuit over Utah’s book banning laws. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Xan Brooks explains what right-wingers have gotten wrong about The Lord of the Rings. (The Independent)
- Aisling Walsh writes in praise of Philip Pullman. (LitHub)
- Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman define “hopium” and “copium.” (Grammarphobia)
- Cate Quinn has a very good reason for researching lock-picking, forensics, cybersecurity, hostage negotiation, etc., she swears! (Crime Reads)
- Arvyn Cerezo makes bookish predictions for 2026. (Book Riot)
