Halfway there, my weekday sober friends. We’re closing in on Friday when you can get yourself tanked enough to forget about the shitty state of the world for a few hours. Why does Friday even matter anymore? Don’t ask that question. It’s because we are the keepers of the flame of civilization. We will take the ideals mask-wearing self-restraint and carnal-forbearance into the future populated by day-drunk, track-pant-wearing. bad-hair-having post-apocalyptic mutants. We’re heroes, you and I. Heroes.
- RIP: Caroline Reidy, CEO of S&S, dead at 71;
- Some exciting writers like Doyali Islam and Téa Mutonji shorlisted for Trillium Awards;
- Librarians on frontlines of Covid information collation;
- Latest Elena Ferrante goes straight into the Netflix meat grinder;
- Also in Netflix: Iron Man is adapting a Canadian comic artist’s story;
- Been Shirley Jackson time lately… Here’s a nice meaty piece;
- ‘Member Don Quixote in space? All the best things come from the 70s;
- Kiddie cartoon dog named Bluey wins AU’s top book prize;
- Spend a little time with Northrop Frye (via Ninja-reader C-Money);
- Harper Collins is really fighting this whole thing;
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