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.

• Charlene Elsby’s novel Affect is both bonkers and brilliant at the same time. Open Book is featuring an excerpt—check it out and see for yourself. (Note: The introductory paragraphs might not accurately describe the book. This isn’t a romance novel—it’s a philosophical literary experiment that happens to consider life and death, time and selfhood, and oh yeah, love and relationships.)

• This one’s pretty funny. If you’ve ever tried National Novel Writing Month, or know someone who has, you’re in for a chuckle with these alternatives to NaNoWriMo.

• An oldie but a goodie: cartoons that poke fun at literary classics. Good for a second laugh.

• Are bookshops an essential service? In France, the argument is being made that they are.

• And finally, given the worldwide preoccupation with the federal election in the USA, we thought it might be a good time to remind you that we published this lovely, hilarious and satirical edition of The Hunting of the Snark, with some very familiar political figures.

If you’re enjoying the boon of unseasonably warm, spring-like weather here in Ontario, enjoy it! Get that last dose of outdoor enjoyment before the long, cold winter starts.

Have a great weekend,