I'm Feeling All Literary
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2004 10:38 PM
This week, Slate's taking a very interesting look at new fiction in their Close Reading series in the Book Blitz section this week. Especially interesting is Roll Call, which reveals that even though the opinions of writers about who they're voting for in the upcoming election aren't more important than anyone else's, boy do they express 'em better!

I read about Jessica Weiner in the September 17, 2004 Entertainment Weekly ["Chick Lit's Big Star", in#784, with Apple's mom on the cover]. Interest slightly piqued. But then yesterday, I discovered her fantastic blog, SnarkSpot [by way of pamie.com]. It's funny, well-written (duh!), and just so damn good.

McSweeney's (Dave Eggers et al.) is very cool. Check back frequently for Daily Reason to Dispatch Bush.

The National Book Foundation announced the National Book Award Finalists for this year, which include, of all things, the 9/11 Commission Report. Isn't that wacky? (Officially titled The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States-Authorized Edition by The 9/11 Commission). Garrison Keillor's hosting the November 17 event and—even neater—Judy Blume's picking up the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and delivering an address.

And apparently, it's National book Month, so read, figure out how much of a book nerd you really are, and if you're in the Bay Area, and not obscenely busy like myself, check out the tail end of Litquake.

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