- Ed Simon reassures us that it’s okay to not have read the “great” books. (LitHub)
- James Davis Nicoll would like to talk about the used bookstores we love. (Reactor)
- Katherine Packert Burke asks what trans lit is for. (LitHub)
- Matthew Phelan reports on the amazing discovery of a medieval reusable notebook, with still-legible handwriting. (Gizmodo)
- Gaby Del Valle is worried about the use of AI in literary fiction and what it means that we can’t reliably tell when generative AI is used. (The Verge)
- Lincoln Michel has an in-depth analysis of the Granta short story referenced in Del Valle’s article. (Counter Craft)
- And LitHub has Olga Tokarczuk’s response to accusations of using LLMs in her writing, also discussed in Del Valle’s article.
- Chloee Weiner writes in praise of audiobooks. (NPR)
- Natalie Zina Walschots explains why she gets the hots for Captain James Hook and other literary villains. (LitHub)
- The coolest thing, I think, about The Guardian‘s latest list of the 100 best books of all time is that, if you scroll to the bottom, you can click to see the individual lists from all the contributors. (The Guardian)
- Kelly Jensen shares letters of support for books and libraries in this week’s censorship news. (Book Riot)
