Andre Codrescu has a strange post at the NBCC blog as part of their Campaign to Save the Book Reviewing.  Codrescu’s case seems lukewarm at best.  He suggests that we getting 12 or so smart people off of his cell phone directory installed as editors should take care of everything. (See how “aware” we are by checking out our little button down there on the bottom right.  No, down there.)  Meanwhile, The Millions blog says its a news business problem, and it will sort itself out when the papers get their act together.  I’m getting a little weary of the whole thing.  If they shut them all down, come here.

Margaret Atwood recently announced that the internet is killing the “browse” - the accidental discovery of books that comes from wandering around a book store.   I like wandering the aisles as much as the next guy.  However, Amy at Textual Tangents has a thoughtful response (i.e., she mentions us).

An excerpt of Huraki Murakami’s new book After Dark is available here. 

Cory Doctorow (BoingBoing) loves the new Lethem, You Don’t Love Me Yet (is that a 16-year old Jerry Seinfeld on the cover?)

The Guardian has a hilarious “digested read” of the “new” Tolkien.  Hilarity.

The Onion A/V club compiles a list of 15 things that Vonnegutt said better than anyone else.