This week on the bookish internet

• E. Jamison and Sadie Ryan discuss the flourishing of Scots on Scottish Twitter. (Quartz)David Carlin has complicated thoughts about encyclopedias. (LitHub)
• Did you know that there’s a child-run book program out there called Adopt a Book? (WCPO)
• Chris Woodyard shares the story of the Astor Library ghost. (Mrs Daffodil Digresses)
• Sam Jordison tells the story behind the story of The Grapes of Wrath. (The Guardian)
• Jessica Vincent reports on Taller Leñateros, a woman-run book and papermaking business, that will be publishing the first Mayan-language book in 400 years. (Atlas Obscura)
• Nick Ripatrazone dips into the history of literary scams. (LitHub)
• I would love to join a silent book club. (NPR)
• A virtual tour of Jane Austen’s library! (OpenCulture)