Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 9, 2022

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our reader blog this week. 

Canonical Black female authors

• A Toni Morrison short story returns to print 

• The Maya Angelou quarter enters circulation

Still looking back at 2021 ... 

• The word lists of 2021 are still coming 

• 2021’s print bestsellers 

• OverDrive reports more than a half-billion digital loans in 2021 

• Gallup: Americans read fewer books in 2021

The multimedia section 

• John Oliver's thoughts on The Da Vinci Code 

• Listen to an interview with Harper Lee 

Literary treasures

• Restoration and renovation in the works for Trinity College's library 

• Rare-book dealer's library could bring in at least $12M at auction