A John Updike rumor over at Three Guys One Book
- Slate on L. Frank Baum, and the first American fairy tale.
- The Millions picks the “Best Fiction of the Millennium (so far)“
- Ralph Nader wrote a novel
- Almost tis the season for Banned Book Week.
Politics
- Nobody puts William Jefferson Clinton in the corner.
Music
- Leonard Cohen is going to be alright.
- Jessica Hopper likes the English band Pens. I do too.
- A.V Club talks Monsters of Folk
Misc.
- Ladies and gentlemen…the geniuses!