Fussy’s favorites: Week of August 30, 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.

Straight from readers’ mouths

• NPR's list of the best children's books, as suggested by readers

• The Washington Post's analysis of COVID-19 reading trends 

Diverse voices 

• Dictionary.com updates 15,000-plus entries, adds 650 words

• Meet Vivian Stephens, founder of the Romance Writers of America

New releases

• CIA relents, declassifies much of special agent's memoir

• Reviews: Ferrante doesn't miss a beat with The Lying Life of Adults

What to read this month 

• Amazon's First Reads for September 2020 

• Game of Thrones producers to adapt another hit series for TV

• Celebrity book club picks for September 2020 

Ouch ... 

• Librarian: Snarky book display was meant for my boss, not Boris Johnson

• Former friend of Melania Trump releases a tell-all