“If there’s ever a time in your life to read early Joan Didion, it’s when you’re young and thoroughly disenchanted with a place.” – S.J. Culver at The Millions.

• At The Hairpin, Edith Zimmerman talks with Emily Gould and Ruth Curry about Emily Books.

• Zachary Schomburg’s two books of poetry on Black Ocean sells 10,000 copies. That’s a lot of poetry.

• Books “about secrets and other scary stuff” review over at Rookie.