- EDIBLE. BOOK. FESTIVALS. (Book Riot)
- Sonia Cherry-Paul wants more books that “center Black joy.” (Chalkbeat)
- The folks at LitHub have rounded up their top 25 happy couples in literature.
- Sumana Roy catalogues the problems with the “postcolonial syllabus.” (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Dan Saltzman argues for nine elements of great literary romance stories. I would love to see what romance writers and readers make of these. (New York Times)
- Christine Ro reports on how publishers are trying to reduce their environmental impact. (Book Riot)
- Lisa Kusel writes about her struggle to get a good author photo. (Brevity)
- J.D. Biersdorfer shows how readers can make their own digital commonplace books. (New York Times)
- Lisa Zeidner explores the interdependence of author, character, and reader. (LitHub)