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.

• They offer great books that nourish the mind and provide escape, so is it any wonder bookstores are apparently the most recession-proof businesses?

• The world’s biggest poetry prize, the Griffin Prize, has announced its longlist.

• Book lovers know the unique pleasure of amassing a literary collection, but is there a point at which acquisition of books becomes overconsumption? Some interesting considerations here.

• Check out this review of C. I. Matthews’s Took You So Long, which the Literary Review of Canada calls “a gratifying read”.

• If you’ve ever wondered about the small town we call home, here’s a feature on the sights of Erin, Ontario.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Quill friends. May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Cheers,