Valentine’s Day literary leftovers

February 14 has passed, but as anyone who’s been to the store recently knows, Valentine’s Day hasn’t been fully cleared out quite yet.

That included our RSS feeder this morning … a few posts may have dropped in yesterday but didn’t catch our eye until later.

So for those who don’t mind the holiday extending over, here are some love-themed posts.

• This one's for those who find the holiday annoying: Cormac McCarthy valentine candy hearts (Book Riot).

• Crushes don't have to be on people — here's how to know whether you have a crush on a book (Reactor).

• The podcast It's Been a Minute analyzes whether there's a link between the type of romantic spice you might enjoy in a book versus what you'd like in real life (NPR).

• Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman discuss their new book, Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection (NPR).