Lots of good links for today:

• Shakespeare as a financially successful writer.
• Also, totally geeking out over this video on how Shakespeare’s plays would have sounded. Guys, there are Shakespearean puns I didn’t even know existed!
• You can find Dickens in the club.
• Standing up for YA romance.
• Sharks can’t swim backwards other random things we’ve learned from books.
• Taking risks and writing outside of your cultural comfort zone.
• Great post on the problem of gendered reading.
• Beautiful gift from a librarian who recently passed away.
• As a major fan of fun nail polish, these literary manicures have my approval.
• In case you need a recap of The Raven Boys in preparation for The Dream Thieves.
• Free samples of the National Book Award Young People’s Literature long list, aka all the things to add to my to-read list.
• Dos and don’ts for a query bio.
• I am all for more roller derby books.
• Rainbow Rowell on censorship and Eleanor & Park.
• The author travel survival guide.