- William Tullett treats us to a short history of book smells. (LitHub)
- Emma Loffhagen has news about the latest winner of the Prix Goncourt’s use of AI in his writing. (The Guardian)
- Mark Frauenfelder shares a recipe for iron gall ink. Note: this stuff can be pretty corrosive. (boing boing)
- Brittany Allan reports on how last week’s US election went for libraries. (LitHub)
- Meanwhile, Joe Hernandez says that more people are using their libraries. (NPR)
- Kevin Maimann explains how AI bots are drowning searches at university libraries—yet another thing AI is making worse. (CBC)
- Tobias Grey recounts the very strange tale of Jan Potocki and The Manuscript Found at Saragossa. (The Guardian)
- Christian Lorentzen discusses Norman Mailer and the complexities of literary reputation. (Jacobin)
- Kelly Jensen catches us up on censorship news. (Book Riot)
