Friday Miscellany, October 10

Flashlight Worthy ("Handpicked book recommendations on hundreds of topics") asked me to contribute a list; it's here.

The Guardian asks "Is it wrong to judge a book by its cover if it means more people might read it?"

Penguin has confirmed there's a new Pynchon novel due August 2009.

Hugh Hewitt is having a tough time shopping his new book "How Sarah Palin Won the Election... And Saved America."