This fortnight on the bookish internet

• Kelly Grovier presents the case that beloved Romantic poet John Keats might have been a grave robber. (BBC)
• Molly Templeton argues the case for reading goals that are more than just trying to hit a number. (Tor)
  • But pair Templeton’s piece with Rey Rowland’s post on forgiving onesself if we don’t hit those self-imposed goals. (Book Riot)
• Speaking of reading goals, Susan DeFreitas spent a year reading all of Ursula Le Guin’s works. (LitHub)
• Caleb Crain explores the life and work of science fiction legend Stanisław Lem. (The New Yorker)
• Lupe Mendez is fighting against censorship in Texas using what he learned through years as a librotraficante (which is now #CareerGoals). (Texas Observer)
• Carolina Ciucci explains how to become a book fairy. (Also #CareerGoals). (Book Riot)
• Jaya Saxena takes us on a tour of bookstore bars. (Eater)
• Alyssa Shotwell rounds up tweets from authors as they reveal the subtext of their YA novels. (The Mary Sue)
• Ashawnta Jackson shares the history of freedom libraries, and the shameful history of segregation in America’s public libraries. (Daily JSTOR)
• Rachel Krantz asked authors about their offical portraits. (LitHub)
• Lisa O’Connell reveals that the first step in restoring the (rightfully) world famous Long Room at Trinity College Library is to make sure that its irreplacable collection is first safely tucked away. (The Guardian)
• Kelly Jensen reports on the additional roles public librarians have taken on (been voluntold for) as social services in the United States have been gutted and as Covid continues to run rampant across the country. (Book Riot)
• Tat Bellamy-Walker and Black writers remind us all that banning diverse books is not about the children. Hint: it’s about racism and white supremacy. (NBC News)