Morning Bites: Talking Some Zadie, Bow Tie Fans, Letters From Burroughs, Reviewing Joshua Cohen and More

That time William Burroughs wrote Truman Capote a letter.

Joshua Cohen’s Four New Messages is reviewed at The New York Times. Cohen will be in conversation with our own Jason Diamond at McNally Jackson on August 9th.

Christopher Buckley remembers Gore Vidal at The New Republic.

Three Guys One Book talk some Zadie Smith.

What Madeline Albright reads.

Famous lovers of the bow tie at Flavorwire.

There’s a new song by The xx. We’re excited by this.

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