Weekend reads: Week of June 11, 2023

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't have a chance to share on our reader blog this week.

• The Catholic Church profited from slavery — The 272 explains how (NPR)

• An Ethiopian quest to re-create ancient manuscripts (Al-Jazeera)

• How the queen of true crime transformed murder stories forever (Slate)

• 10 ways to nurture a young writer (Jane Friedman)