- So I blogged almost every day this week AND I've gotten a lot of writing and other things done. Mercury must be in whatever the opposite of retrograde is. (Though I'm still a leetle behind on email; tends to happen when the writing is going well. Feel free to ping me again if it's something you need a response on right away.)
- This weekend I'm getting around to packaging up Blackwood bookmarks for those who requested them. This is the last call (for now, at least) for booksellers, librarians or teachers who want some. Just get in touch and let me know how many you'd like sometime before Sunday. More details here.
- Speaking of bookmarks, the fabulous Megan Miranda has some available for her forthcoming Hysteria if you're interested.
- Two wonderful Lois Lowry-related links: the one and only Robin Wasserman has a great review of Son in this weekend's NYTBR (fancy!) and the singular Kate Milford wrote a fantastic post about Lowry and the importance of dark stories (prepare to tear up).
- A reminder that Christopher has a brand-new story up at Eclipse Online, "The Contrary Gardener," featuring some of my favorite robots in recent memory and a trip to the Derby of the future. Perfect weekend reading.
- I know you've heard all about the Humble Bundle already, but here's another pointer to it.
- The Atlantic looks at the fascinating things Coliloquy is doing with reader-directed stories, including many comments from the lovely Holly McDowell and Heidi Kling.
- Worried about your Amazon author rank? Worry no more! Instead take a look at Annalee Newitz's "7 Signs We Are Heading for a Mass Extinction." Now that's something to worry about. (See also: Scalzi being sensible about the rankings.)
- The Smithsonian has a must-read piece about "The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson." (Via Colleen.)
- Jason Pinter on why books don't have to earn out for publishers to make money, particularly with big deals like Lena Dunham's.
- A typically wonderful and wise piece from Alexander Chee, this time for the Awl on lies writers tell themselves.
- The Awl also had a nice look at Ursula Nordstrom and Maurice Sendak's editorial relationship this week.
- And one last reminder, I'll be in Louisville for the Writer's Block Festival tomorrow for a YA panel at 1 p.m. featuring Katrina Kittle (Reasons to Be Happy) and Kelly Creagh (the Nevermore series) and moderated by Matt Jaeger, and around to sign afterward. Hope to see some of you there.