Weekend reads: Week of May 9, 2026

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week but thought were worth highlighting.

• How far back in time can you understand English? (Dead Languages Society on Substack) 

• This indigenous language survived Russian occupation; can it survive YouTube? (Wired)

• Why a bookless bookstore made me fall in love with reading even more (People)

• Graphic novels help children build literacy skills (The Conversation)

• The fight to protect Mauritania’s ancient books (The Dial)

• Inside my stay at Heated Rivalry’s iconic lakeside home (Variety)