I can’t write every great post on the internet, and since I won’t be writing anything that constitutes even a mediocre post today, I strongly recommend you go to these other fine websites for your entertainment and edification:

• Russ Marshalek has the best analysis of the Bloomsbury Liar cover art controversy. “Basically, Bloomsbury got called out, and they’re undertaking a massive expenditure to set it right. Ideally, this will open a dialogue that extends beyond just the realm of publishing to a place very real where race still plays a giant factor: the book shelf.”

• Carolyn Kellogg discusses Lizzie Skunick’s Shelf Discovery:  “Skurnick’s blogging goes back a few years — her litblog Old Hag was one of the smartest, funniest takes on books on the Internet. I was such a fan that I saw her at a conference and tried to tell her how awesome the blog was, doing all but screaming “Oh, my God! I love it!” It took years before she believed I wasn’t a straitjacket-ready stalker.”

• And lastly, Flatmancrooked has posted a few of Emma Straub’s short stories online in anticipation of her first book, which they’ll be publishing in September.  Additionally, you can purchase shares of Emma’s future for each.  In exchange, you’ll receive a signed and numbered book (and, if you are in the New York metropolitan area, maybe a baked good).

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