This week on the bookish internet

• Amy Shearn opens the literary Halloween seasons with this reflection on ghosts in American literature. (LitHub)
• Mara Franzen writes in praise of rereading big ol’ series of immersive books. (Book Riot)
• You can stay in F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s house. This write up weirdly does not mention how big the minibar is. (LitHub)
• Our reading choices reveal a lot about us, sometimes surprising things. For example, who would have thought that philosopher Wittgenstein was a big fan of hardboiled and goofy detective fiction? (CrimeReads)
• I am deeply charmed by Maggie Lane’s work as a “book elf.” (LitHub)
• The Five Thirty Eight team debate the best way to organize our books. (Five Thirty Eight)