- Hank Kennedy offers a history of artists and writers who tackled Nazism with cartoons. (The Comics Journal)
- Beth Daley addresses the unwarranted oversight of Anne Brontë‘s brilliant novels. (The Conversation)
- Erin van der Meer takes a look at the challenge of writing satire in this day and age. (LitHub)
- Edwin L. Battistella explains why he taught students to literally tear books apart, not just metaphorically. (OUP Blog)
- Lara of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books argues that readers need reviews that include reasons why reviewers reacted the way they did.
- Speaking of, Brittany Allen has a list of book reviewers for us to check out. (LitHub)
- Alex Rosenberg reflects on the challenges and failures of turning messy history into tidier narratives. (The MIT Press Reader)
- Laura Vanderkam has tips for readers who would like to summit some of classic literature’s behemoths. (LitHub)
- Gayoung Lee has the latest on the remarkable discovery of a very, very rare manuscript in Old English. (Gizmodo)
- Claire Swinarski explores why it’s so hard to write good books for children. (LitHub)
- Jacob Ogles reports on the case of teacher Katie Rinderle, who was fired for reading a book with LGBTQ+ themes to her fifth graders. (Advocate)
- Benjamin Lee shares the finds of a recent PEN America study on the increase in banning of nonfiction books. (The Guardian)
- And two week’s worth of censorship news from Kelly Jensen: May 1 and May 8
