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It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?

Hello. Today, to mark the Queen's platinum Jubilee we went for a run on the seafront, ate a ton of cake, visited a whopper of a castle and sorted out the recycling. Oh, and look who we bumped into! Yep, R2D2. https://t.co/WbuhV48Byr

"But while the books I owned used to be a static decoration, they’ve now become something vibrant and alive" https://t.co/911SaDZift

Tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons have thrived during the pandemic. They may seem escapist but, as Stephanie Burt (@accommodatingly) explains, they can be spaces for working things out and experimenting with different ways of living. https://t.co/Tl9poSewge

Interested in planning a literary walking tour for yourself this summer? https://t.co/r7QxhBDTX4

This week on All The Backlist, Danika recommends a couple of queer speculative fiction anthologies, just in time for Pride month: https://t.co/ZO6ArPXoP7

"I am inundated with enough cruelty in reality. Why drag it into my stories?" https://t.co/OUQFT2rWg9

Don't miss today's Amazon Live Author Q&A with @LeesaCrossSmith. We'll be talking all about her latest book (and our Editors' Spotlight pick) "Half-Blown Rose". Tune in today at 4pm ET / 1pm PT https://t.co/RqC9D5Sz1m https://t.co/fZXVYcpGWj

"It was a relief to know there was finally an explanation for all the ways I had believed I was simply wrong and broken." (via @CatapultStory) https://t.co/svog4gNZei

Get cozy with the best Bridgerton fan fiction: https://t.co/EbU9a4A2rg

Dan Chaon on the meditative practice of putting together his annual playlist, and how it connects to his writing projects. https://t.co/O51cvUvHHA

Share translated literature with the youngest reader in your life with these board books: https://t.co/Kzk5eJRVIC

"It’s become easier than ever to say something while meaning, or intending to do, nothing." https://t.co/ln3eGZZh0y

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery series you can dive into on this week's Read or Dead: https://t.co/0DBcb6OH8h

Fake orgasms, brunch break-ups, and queer ennui. https://t.co/itriV4IUVf