Baby Got Books

Reluctant Roundup

If there were more time in the week, almost all of the bullets below would have been subjects of their own posts. Instead, you get this:

The New York Times narrows its 100 notables to 10 Best Books of 2008.
Smart guy and author Clay Shirkey is guest blogging at Boing Boing this week. His first post decries the wrong-headedness of “ye olde-ing” book publishing.
National Book Tokens?
There’s a novel out in the UK called Me Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood. It reads as an autobiography of the Tarzan chimp/sidekick (who is apparently still living) from the Johnny Weissmuller movies. It’s not out in the US until February.
The Best Book Covers of 2008 according to the Book Design Review blog.
Largehearted Boy has named his favorite albums of 2008 (with audio). He has also been busy compiling a comprehenive list of “Best of 2008″ lists for books and for music - and they are comprehensive. He has also compiled a list of the Top 10 Literature Blogs. We feel confident that we were on the bubble at #11.