More links to take you into the weekend:

• Love this list of superstitions, most of which I’d never heard of.
• Lots of great events (YA and otherwise) at the LA Times Festival of Books. West coasters, check it out and report back!
• I have a no guilt policy when it comes to the New Yorker, but I understand the pressure.
• Who exactly was behind that giant pot shipment to St. Martin’s Press? Famous literary characters, that’s who! (If only.)
• Great round-up of non-traditional families in YA/children’s lit. So glad to see Ballet Shoes included!