The Strib’s new Book Editor Laurie Hertzel introduces herself to readers.

The Internet Writing Journal complies a list of the the best author blogs. {via}

This week’s New Yorker features “Awake” a story by Tobias Wolff that I haven’t read yet, however I did make the mistake of reading the Joshua Ferris one from last week (hoo boy do I wish I could have that time back.

Magers & Quinn point out that Rain Taxi is releasing its 50th edition.

Speaking of short stories, Joshua Furst (author of the awesome Sabotage Cafe — which should interest Minnesota readers since it takes place in and around Dinkytown) is has a short story called “The Hurricane” being serialized by Five Chapters this week (that’s one damn awkward sentence I am much too lazy to fix).

The LA Times has a lengthy piece on the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

Maud Newton gives a brief glimpse into Sarah Vowell’s upcoming book The Wordy Shipmates Vowell will be reading at the Barnes & Noble in the Galleria on October 21st.

Over at The Rake Max Ross tells a tale of a wedding, a poem, and the poet in attendance.

Litmob reviews Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland and likes it way, way more than I did.

Bookfox ranks Literary Journals (and I am proud to say I have been rejected by many of the highly competitive journals).

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I was the kind of girl who kept an obsessive list of statistics about her Sweet Valley High collection and would take great pride in being able to recite plot synopses for each one from memory. Really. Sadly, nobody ever asked me to recite them.