A swinging hammer of thunderous news for ye.

- Ever wonder how the bestseller lists are developed? Here’s NYT’s process;
- On the power of the re-read;
- TIFPA (Toronto International Festival of Prose Authors — don’t @ me, bros, you know it’s true despite reality show events and tokenism) announces virtual lineup;
- Nikki Finney wins Wallace Stevens Award;
- NBF’s 5 Under 35 list is all Women of Colour;
- Arthur C Clarke Award handed out;
- Shaughnessy Cohen Prize handed out;
- JK Rowling seeks new avenues to promote her newly revealed hatred and bigotry;
- Palette cleanser: Elmer author David McKee profiled;
- Time’s list of influential people includes only one novelist… again;
- Were you a GoT reader sad at no Lady Stoneheart in the show? Here’s why;
- Wait, there’s a question over who was the actual Lord of the Rings?;