This week on the bookish internet

• Cody Delistraty takes a closer look at some classic monstrous characters and wonders if they’re all just misunderstood. (Daily JSTOR)
• Isabelle Popp had a lot of fun scoping out romance novels at a big, annual used book fair. (Book Riot)
• Alex Thomson rounds up some of the most creative invented languages in science fiction—which is a lot more fun than that little description makes it sound. (Tor Blog)
• Suevon Lee reports on how bilingual children’s books are helping Pacific Islander students learn their heritage languages. (Honolulu Civil Beat)
• Lincoln Michel falls down the rabbit hole of “who invented science fiction?” (Counter Craft)
• Grace Lapointe looks into the phrase “great artists steal.” (Book Riot)
• Daniella Silva reports that books are being removed from Texas school libraries in the wake of politicians “concerns” about their content. (NBC News)