At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye.

• In bibliophile news, an Italian burglar waught mid-heist after becoming engrossed in a book about Homer’s Iliad.
• In African Speculative Fiction, Robots and Mythical Creatures Share the Same Story.
• ‘Inspiring new generations of literary talent’ – Call for applications for the 2024 Achmat Dangor Literary Prize.
• We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse.
• Love Them or Hate Them, This Couple Reign in Russian Literature.
• Looking for your next read? Here’s the NY Times’s list of 19 new books Coming in September.
• A teenage Maurice Sendak (of Where the Wild Things Are fame) illustrated his teacher’s 1947 pop-sci book, and you can read it here.
• In his new book, Trump threatens to imprison Mark Zuckerberg and says he ‘got along well’ with Putin. Sounds like a wild ride.
• Best Australian books of the 21st century: as chosen by 50 experts.
• When Writers Became Politicians: As the Soviet Union fell apart, dissident writers in Central Europe came to power, but some had mixed feelings about their newfound purpose.

• Find our previous Footnotes here.

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