Weekend reads: Week of November 8, 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.

• Frankenstein has always held up a mirror; what does it show us now? (The New York Times) 

• Frankenstein's many adaptations over the years (The New York Times) 

• The right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings, but they don’t understand it (Vox) 

• Jami Attenberg on this year's Scholastic Book Fair (Substack) 

• The Picture of Dorian Gray collector's edition: Uncensored, unfiltered, and illustrated (Jhambo Ink)

• Tutivillus is watching you (JSTOR)