Fussy’s favorites: Week of March 15, 2020

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.

The bright side

• What famous authors named their pets (and why)

• NPD Group: Female authors are powering literary-fiction book sales

Controversies

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie denies plagiarism claims 

• Sellers: Amazon waffles on offering Mein Kampf, other books

Not what we were expecting

• You tell us: Weird things left in books

• Critic: Little Fires Everywhere show doesn't sizzle

Coronavirus news

• George R.R. Martin assures fans he's writing from safety 

• Macmillan puts ebook license restrictions on hold, temporarily 

• 11 authors share the books they plan to FINALLY read