16-July-08

1. Nick Hornby blogs
2. Paul LaFarge's 'Bleak College Days', over at Five Chapters
3. My review of Paddy O'Reilly's The End of the World at the New Haven Review
4. Shaun Tan's The Red Tree by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
5. The New ClassicsEntertainment Weekly's 100 best reads from 1983 to 2008
6. Curious Expeditions: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries
7. The Telegraph: Nick Harkaway on being both a writer and John Le Carre's son
10. Susan Hill weighs in on the Frank O'Connor missing shortlist debate – Guardian Books: Prize fight
11. Talking Squid: on parallel imports
12. Gwen Grant: author of Private – Keep Out, Knock and Wait, and One Way Only. My copies are in tatters.
13. The Overland debate at the SWF: Peter Craven v Ken Gelder – podcasted here
14. Spend some time at Improv Everywhere. Brilliant. The suicide stunt is hilarious. The Ben Folds one, and the best game... excellent practical jokes.

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