Happy World Book Night! With that in mind, Emily Temple at Flavorwire has a list of books that benefit from being read out loud. And USA Today has a good overview of the event.

• Alexander Chee’s short essay on dealing with distraction is kind of essential, we would argue.

• Joss Whedon: using the power of evil robots to fight sexism.

• Sunday Stories alumnus Courtney Maum provides a list of survival tips for writers’ conferences.

• More news has emerged on Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson’s comic The Massive.

• In welcome news, Jonathan Toubin has made his return to DJing.

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