Fussy’s favorites: Early March 2022

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our reader blog so far in March.

Ukraine 

• Over 1,000 authors declare their support of the Ukrainian people 

• 2 reading lists inspired by Ukraine's current crisis 

• Ukrainian writers are among those joining the war effort

• Author Q&A: Scott Bury 

• How literature and libraries are helping defend Ukraine

The classic-lit world 

• Some truly spooky items are headed to the Poe Museum 

• Was this woman the inspiration for Miss Havisham?

• Bram Stoker's fan mail to Walt Whitman

Freedom to read 

• Missouri school board drops ban on 1 of 7 books 

• Book battles continue across the country

• Why Dolly Parton's sister clapped back at a Kentucky state senator

Save the date

• A The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas sequel comes out this fall 

• Author Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter is absolutely on fire 

• Cormac McCarthy is releasing two novels this fall

• Book announcements from politicians, musicians ... and Pulitzer winners

The children's section

• Unpublished art from Dr. Seuss is inspiring a new series of books 

• Maine girl sets out to read every picture book at her local library

Late literary figures 

• The founder of Books on Tape has died 

• Forbes: 2 writers are among the top-earning deceased celebrities