- Oldest university on earth being resurrected after 800 years. (via Nicola.)
- Another one courtesy of Nicola: Billy Wilder's top 10 writing tips.
- David Rawlings and Gillian Welch cover "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."
- Publishing Perspectives gives Lauren Cerand the adoration she deserves. (And look at her great new haircut.)
- Slate explores whether digital publishing evens the playing field for smaller publishers, including an appearance by Small Beer's new Weightless Books e-bookstore.
- Best news ever: Cassie is writing more books in The Mortal Instruments series. Yelps and w00ts.
- As of this morning, WriteOnCon was so popular it crashed its server, but I'm sure it'll be back up soon if it isn't already. Here's the schedule.
- L.K. Madigan offers thoughts on and pictures of writing spaces from various authors.
- Jami Attenberg's great story about getting her bike back.
- That NYT piece you probably already saw about how everyone is reading YA (it's true; my mom just told me she is rereading The Hunger Games and Catching Fire in preparation for the third book); and a counterpoint that sees some ghettoization in the tone. See also: Smart Bitches on the same article.
- I will always love saddle shoes.