Lit Hub Daily: September 27, 2019

• “Weddings are holiness and booze…” Leslie Jamison considers one of life’s biggest moments. | Lit Hub
• The three words that almost ruined Sonya Huber as a writer: “Show, don’t tell.” | Lit Hub
• Even better than the fall foliage to come? These 11 great September book covers. | Lit Hub
• New titles from Ann Patchett, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Patti Smith, and Leslie Jamison all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week | Book Marks
• Derik Cavignano shows us how to write an unforgettable crime thriller in five easy steps. | Crime Reads
• The New York Times Book Review is bringing back its graphic books and mass market best-seller lists—and adding two new lists for children’s books. | The New York Times
• “Maybe, don’t do it.” Jon Sealy on how to become a novelist. | The Millions
• “What if plants are smarter than we think—a lot smarter?” Cody Delistraty on the weird and mysterious intelligence of plants. | The Paris Review
• The writer you’ve never heard of that made my book possible: Mark Haber on Mila Menendez Krause. | Lit Hub
• Deciphering Shah Rukh Khan: Fatima Bhutto on Bollywood’s unlikely hero. | Lit Hub
• Lorraine Hansberry’s autobiographical play, To Be Young, Gifted and Black, will get a special 50th anniversary reading on Broadway next week. | Playbill
• How tiny Hungary made soccer into the game we know and love. | Lit Hub
• Good way to keep track of your books, or indulgent affectation? A brief history of the personalized bookplate. | Lit Hub
• Twelve years after Kurt Vonnegut’s death and just in time for Banned Books Week, fans were able to get a sneak peek of the museum complex named after the author. | Open Culture

Also on Lit Hub: Marcia Lynx Qualey on the rise of a complex, capacious form • From multiple worlds to the end of this one: the best of the month • Read from Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s classic novel, The Dregs of the Day, translated by Alan Titley