Fussy’s favorites: Week of July 5, 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.

Hot topics 

• Merriam-Webster: Sorry, but "irregardless" is a word

• Rowling, Atwood sign letter condemning the spread of "censoriousness"

• Legal battle over Too Much and Never Enough rages on

Excerpts and freebies

• Preview a new collection of Terry Pratchett's short stories

• Excerpts from Want, Notes on a Silencing, and more 

• The Great Gatsby’s graphic novel adaptation and The Decameron Project 

Many happy returns 

• Philip Pullman will release a novella starring a teenage Lyra this fall

• The Far Side is officially back