Check out these five great stories from around the web.

1. A look at Part Two of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play that debuted in London in June. Sad news, though. They dropped the owls.
2. Amazon is opening a brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago and the news is ruffling more than a few indie feathers.
3. An interesting Twitter cheat-sheet for creatives who want to grow their social audience.
4. The 19 things that every book lover understands. Spoiler alert: we hate spoilers.
5. 15 short story collections that are perfect for the on-the-go reader (so… all of us).