This week on the bookish internet

• Do you adore rare books? Would you drool over incunabula if it wouldn’t hurt them? Of course you do/would! Nick Douglas has tips on how to see library special collections. (Lifehacker)
• Jake Wolff discusses the pleasures and pitfalls of doing research for fiction. (LitHub)
• Lita Kurth writes in praise of adjectives. (The Millions)
• Erin Mayer attempts to come to terms with her to-read pile. (Read It Forward)
• Jeanna Kadlec writes in praise of one of my favorite middle-grade books: Catherine, Called Birdy. (Nylon)
• Rachel Kramer Bussel explains why book subtitles are getting so long. (Washington Post)