This week on the bookish internet

• Lauren Michele Jackson has some very good points about the purpose of anti-racist book lists. (Vulture)
• John Fram reflects on how crime fiction, generally, portrays law enforcement as faultless heroes…and argues that this needs to change. (New York Times)
  • Pair with Molly Odintz’ recommendations for 11 crime novels that take on police brutality and corruption.
• Casey Stepaniuk addresses the problems with using the umbrella LGBTQ+ label for books. How do readers find books featuring their sexuality when everything is lumped together? (Book Riot)
• Peter Derk has thoughts about summer reading programs. (LitReactor)
• Alison Flood argues that COVID-19 is already having an effect on literature. (The Guardian)