The first week of August started out rainy and humid, but on this Friday we couldn’t ask for sunnier skies. TGIF!

B&N Opens Its Shelves for Indies [BookWorks]

4 ways for authors to use LinkedIn [Where Writers Win]

Why you should join the adult coloring book revolution (and some nice colored pencils [Bustle]

In honor of James Baldwin’s birthday, his advice on writing [Brain Pickings]

Dr. Suess’s secret art collection goes on view [HuffPost]

Historical Novel Society’s review of Broken Ground [HNS]

“My husband doesn’t read my books” [Women Writers]

James Baldwin quotes (again in honor of his birthday!) [Blavity]