Professor Dumbledore’s outing has actually received some thoughtful consideration around the internet. Some reactions you may have missed:

  • At Salon, Rebecca Traister says that J.K. Rowling needs to shut up and let the books speak for themselves, “…from a literary perspective, she’s out of control here.” (Thanks for the link, Frank.)
  • At JewishyIrishy, Laurel Snyder thinks that Rowling missed an opportunity by not making the revelation in her books, “I feel like Rowling missed her shot. But I’m glad she’s outing him now.”
  • At The Onion, a “man on the street interview” finds someone not caught up in the hoopla: “Wow. I hadn’t heard that. I’ve been really busy lately not caring about the sexual preferences of fictional people.”

The NYT Book Review interviews Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis (film version comes out in the US on Dec 25!). Is it me, or is Satrapi one crabby lady? When was the last time you heard someone throw out “bourgeoisie” in a conversation?

Callie at the CounterBalance blog has been on a roll:

The Millions blog dreams up a hilarious list of the top 10 most anticipated books.

La Bloga interviews Junot Diaz (that guy is everywhere).

The Coen Brothers talk to Carmac McCarthy: “If it were a reality show it would be called Eccentric Genius Island.”