- Livia Gershon researches the experiences of traveling women booksellers in the 1800s. (Daily JSTOR)
- Ethan Penny and Dan Milmo report on a deal between Oxford University and OpenAI to use materials in the Bodleian Library to train AI. (The Guardian)
- American booksellers are not happy about Trump’s national security memo. James Folta has the latest. (LitHub)
- Monica Chin has thoughts about amateur detectives and ethics. (Crime Reads)
- Holyn Thigpen rounds up locations and historic sites that inspired authors to write some of our favorite classics. (Atlas Obscura)
- Lincoln Michel muses about the comedic influences on early novels while reading Don Quixote. (Counter Craft)
- Meanwhile, Lev Gross dives deep into Gawain and the Green Knight. (His blog)
- Anna Merlin talks to Brandon Thomas DiSabatino, a bookseller wary of selling his wares to AI trainers. (Mother Jones)
- Trevor Corkum investigates what happened after Nova Scotia, Canada, shut down their libraries. (The Walrus)
- Kelly Jensen explains how to check sources in this week’s censorship news update. (Book Riot)
