Fussy’s favorites: The first half of October 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 the past two weeks.

Recipes 

• A new cookbook takes its inspiration from Stephen King's fiction 

• Mix up The Ellison and The Fitzgerald for your next happy hour 

The Jane Austen section

• First edition of Emma will be displayed at Jane Austen's brother's house 

• The trickiest part of translating Pride and Prejudice into Chinese

Awards

• France's Annie Ernaux has received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature 

• Meet the National Book Award finalists and their work

• The 2022 Booker Prize shortlist, in performance 

• Jailed Bahraini activist is the 2022 International Writer of Courage 

• Here are 2022's literary MacArthur Foundation fellows

The intersection with music

• Writer Hanif Abdurraqib sings the praises of the late Loretta Lynn 

• California officially establishes the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Challenges 

• NPR speaks with the Texans who are suing over book removals 

• Kids (and parents) are increasingly looking for books on tough topics