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.

• Do book blurbs impose unfair “emotional labour” on writers? Guilt and stress my arise from having to ask for or provide these book jacket staples.

• Book Riot posted a thoughtful piece about “the ways reading ebooks changes the way we interact, and review, the novels we consume.” Well worth the read.

• Researchers recently read a sealed 17^th-century letter without opening it. A win for those studying delicate ancient texts, but also a bit of a fright for those who are paranoid about other people reading their mail.

• We readers always like to hear how our beloved pastime is useful in other disciplines. To whit: literature can teach us how to make better video games.

• And finally, who doesn’t like a couple of free books? We’re giving away one print book bundle and three digital book bundles including Bruce McDougall’s Every Minute Is a Suicide and his just released Urban Disturbances. Click here to enter today!

Happy Friday, Quill fans. Hopefully today’s batch of links inspires some thoughtful consideration–and inspires a little thoughtful reading, perhaps!

Have a great weekend,