Weekend reads: Week of September 20, 2025

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week but thought were worth highlighting.

• A classic children's book series has me questioning my parenting (Substack) 

• Romantasy vs. fantasy romance: Genre differences and expectations (Book Riot)

• The legendary children’s librarian of Harlem (JSTOR)

• A moment that makes the challenges of being a librarian worth it (Slate)

• With the em dash, AI embraces a fading tradition (The New York Times)