Posted on January 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

  • Rare comic introducing Superman sells privately for $15 million (The New York Times

  • The Correspondent author Virginia Evans talks about her breakout novel (The New York Times

  • BookTok has an ambiance video to help you focus on reading (Literary Hub

  • A brief history of literary fakes and frauds (Literary Hub)

  • In letters to a friend, Harper Lee expanded on her view of the South (The New York Times)

  • The Blind Owl: Iran's ultimate banned book (The Dial)

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Sadye at Fussy | 1/19/26 at 9:06 AM
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