I haven't done one of these posts in a very long time and remain very dubious as to their popularity among my blog readers, but nevertheless, this week in books was simply too exciting to ignore.

So the trailer for 'The End of the Tour' is here, and it doesn't even look bad; actually, it looks like it might be quite good, which is absolutely crazy because a movie based on David Foster Wallace seemed like such a terrible idea. Maybe when I finally get around to finishing War and Peace I can dive in to Infinite Jest as my next big fat book selection.

I am officially a stan for Brit Bennet, and not just because she's currently a Hellen Zell Writers Program fellow at the University of Michigan, my alma mater. Nor is it because I discovered her on Twitter when we attended the same Roxane Gay reading at Literati (although those two things instantly make me like someone). It's because of stuff like this, her incredible new essay on Addy Walker of the American Girl dolls and what role black dolls play in racial identity. Her book can't get her soon enough...

Margaret Atwood has submitted her Future Library manuscript, which won't be read by anyone for one hundred years. This is extremely magical but also very upsetting, because I bet it's good and I bet I won't live that long. Also, shout-out to that incredible Hollinger box she put the manuscript in -- as an archivist, I have a deep appreciation for acid-free metal-edged boxes.

I have no explanation for the lack of video, but I'll follow-up on this because I'm very anxious to see it -- Roxane Gay spoke at TEDWomen 2015 last night, and everything I've heard about it is incredible; it kind of reminds me of another very important TedTalk from a woman author of color that ignited Beyonce-wave feminism.

Finally, Saeed Jones, whose debut book of poetry I read back in March, published a great essay on being black in the publishing world. This was actually posted back in April and somehow I missed it, but kudos to NPR's Code Switch for sharing.