- Princess Weekes reports on the shocking(!) discovery of sexy books in a little free library with all the seriousness it deserves. Which is very little. (The Mary Sue)
- Lilly Dancyger reveals why she canceled her first book deal and talks a little publishing insider baseball. (Electric Literature)
- Steve Goble looks at Wilkie Collins’ b-side novels. (Crime Reads)
- M.D. Presley presents an amazing infographic of the wonderful world of fantasy maps. (Fantasy Hive)
- Kelly Robinson counters the furor over the cancellation* of Dr. Seuss’ books with the lack of furor over updates to problematic content in the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books. (The Guardian)
- Emily Temple rounds up 50 hilariously bad covers for classic novels, many of them appear to have been created by people who have clearly never read more than the title. (LitHub)
*I mean cancellation in the sense that the books will no longer be published, not cancellation in the sense of “cancel culture.”
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