Fussy’s favorites: Week of June 20, 2021

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. 

From the archives  

• A quick introduction to Daphne Du Maurier's life 

• What happened to writer Ambrose Bierce? 

• Uncovered: John Locke tell-all, Edward Lear manuscripts

Meet Fussy's authors 

• Interview with Kfir Luzzatto 

• Interview with Cindy Marabito 

The children's section  

• Kevin Hart and Meghan Markle on their new books 

• Children's author Robert Quackenbush has died 

• A new Harry Potter website welcomes kids to the series

On the radar 

• Viral short story "Cat Person" is being adapted into a movie 

• Publisher acquires rights to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s archives 

• Elin Hilderbrand, the queen of beach reads, will retire in 2024