This week on the bookish internet

• Looks like I’m not the only one who wants to bring back the Federal Writers Project. Dorothy Pineda reports. (Los Angeles Times)
• Emily Temple collects authors’ thoughts about punctuation they love and hate. This appeared just when I’ve been noticing my own affection for the em dash. (LitHub)
• The Bookseller has published an open letter from British publishers and authors denouncing transphobia in their industry.
• Danny Crichton and Eliot Peper talk about the uses and functions of speculative fiction, one of my favorite genres. (TechCrunch)
• Seth Kimmel looks at the way booksellers and collectors have stocked their shelves for centuries. (Public Books)
• Lydia Spencer-Elliott takes a look at reading and dating. (The Guardian)