• Are you a sci-fi writer? If so, you need to apply for Clarion West's 2019 summer workshop, which is a six-week intensive learning session for writers of science fiction and fantasy. This year has an impressive list of teachers, including Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice.

• At Crosscut, Brangien Davis reports that Seattle has the most Instagrammable public library in the world.

• Speaking of Crosscut, that's where Knute Berger wrote a piece about his experience interviewing Bob Woodward about his book Fear onstage at the Paramount Theater this week. I wasn't crazy about Fear, but I'm thrilled that lots of people are still willing to pack a theater to listen to a journalist talk about his work.

• The excellent journal A Public Space is getting into the book publishing business. They'll put out four books a year to start.

• Here's a very good overview of the plagiarism scandal that dominated poetry Twitter over the weekend.

• This tweet is the most disgusting "let them eat cake" employer moment I've seen in a while:

• Speaking of Amazon, this piece about New York City Bookstore The Strand has a magnificent quote about why the owners are not interested in landmark status:

“The richest man in America, who’s a direct competitor, has just been handed $3 billion in subsidies. I’m not asking for money or a tax rebate,” Ms. Wyden said. “Just leave me alone.”