The Friday File, 9/17/2010
Fall is in the air, and so may be a particular book-loving talk show host. Enjoy these links while you play out the clock this Friday afternoon:
"Jonathan Franzen reads in L.A. and Oprah is in the air" says the title of this blog post by . I wasn't there, but I assume this means she descended from the heavens to anoint the Great American Novelist's forehead with the golden O of her book club's approval.
The book a young man shouldn't read if he ever wants to get laid, besides Atlas Shrugged, I mean.
Are the slim hopes that your writing will ever be read and appreciated not enough to depress you? Then I have a story about Repetitive Strain Injury for you.
An essay by Brenda Miller on toast, popcorn, and her dog. Go with me on this one, it makes sense when you read it.
Could we have something more entertaining than a flight map and episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond" to watch on those screens on the back of airplane seats? Contemplating in-flight e-books.
Enjoy your weekend.
