This week on the bookish internet

• It’s time to pick the weirdest book title of the year! (LitHub)
• Danika Ellis took a close look at the more than 800 books that Texas politicians want off the shelf. (Book Riot)
• Molly Templeton reminds us that it’s okay to not finish books. (Tor Blog)
• Jo Wimpenny reflects on the pervasive effects of Aesop’s tales and how we think we think of animals. (LitHub)
• Joshua Rivera wonders about why Stephen King is such a big part of American horror and culture. (Polygon)
• Walker Caplan reports on a case of book banning that went so far that someone tried to prosecute a librarian. (LitHub)