- The National Book Festival will be held Saturday in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post is hosting online author chats all this week. You can find a schedule here.
- I think it’s a sad commentary on the state of our world that bourbon even needs to advertise on television.
- Anne at the Vertical blog chooses her favorite MacArthur winner — sound historian Emily Thompson; who’s yours? Meanwhile, the Old Hag points out that every photo on this page is "unintentionally hilarious."
- I keep forgetting to mention that the third issue of Jason Sizemore’s Apex is now available.
- Michael Chabon pulls negative blurbs from reviews of his books. (Via Moorish Girl.) A gem on Wonder Boys from Time’s John Skow: "Some of this is worth a smile, some a raised eyebrow, but let’s agree with Chabon’s publisher that he has actually written his third book."
- Another LitBlog Co-op nominee revealed — this one from our favorite Happy Booker.
- Which John Cusack are you? (Via the Cinetrix.) I was David Shayne from "Bullets Over Broadway."
- The Monarchs won ! Yay!