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.

• Hot off the press! Our latest book to roll off the old Heidelberg is The Essential Kay Smith. You can read an exclusive excerpt of the book right here on the blog.
• How to write a mystery novel, according to Charles Finch: “start by writing a brief, extremely dull short story”. Because writing isn’t just about inspiration.
• These UNESCO “cities of literature” are gorgeous and definitely should be on every book lover’s travel bucket list.
• Hats off to librarians with this super cool post about the most awesome fictional librarians in literature. I admit that a few of my favourites made the list!
• Finally, test yourself! Challenge your bookish friends and see who’s best able to tackle this classic literature quiz.

   

Congratulations, you’ve made it to Friday! May your weekend be filled with books and lots of uninterrupted reading time.

All the best,