Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form.

• Partisan Magazine published an interesting article by Signal Editions editor Carmine Starnino, who announced that his imprint is about to publish a translation … and that no one is going to read it. On the sorry state of translation in Canada.
• My response to the current unease surrounding the Canada Council’s new funding model. I firmly believe that worrying about the upcoming changes doesn’t make us naysayers but rather makes us human.
• In an educational system that often values the classics (written by middle-aged white men) above all else, some teachers are choosing to introduce their classes to more diverse fare. Despite the challenges, there are many rewards.
• With our fast-paced lives, constant communication and inescapable technology, anxiety is extremely prevalent in this day and age. And it’s no wonder! Some are finding a way to combat anxiety by finding comfort in books.
• And in the spirit of commiseration, here are some things that freelance writers—or really anyone who works from home—can relate to.

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