THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

TODAY: In 1397, Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.

Four films remain in our Best Literary Adaptations bracket! Want to push your favorites to the finals? Get voting . | Lit Hub

Was Rasputin a fraud? A mystic? A womanizer? A prophet. Whatever he was, he changed history . | Lit Hub History

Luke Goebel reflects on marriage, L.A., and writing dangerously . | Lit Hub Memoir

“Many lay Catholics were very interested in contraception, and many parish priests—and even some high-level theologians—supported their desires.” On the Catholic father of oral contraception. | Lit Hub Religion

Maria Semple’s Go Gentle , Gwendoline Riley’s The Palm House , and Lena Dunham’s Famesick all feature among the best reviewed books of the week . | Book Marks

Rachel Khong’s TBR includes books by Anne Truitt, Simon Critchley, James Hillman, and more. | Lit Hub Criticism

Leise Hook on what her American and Chinese names reveal about herself.…