The New Yorker compiled the top tens books the year. The year being 1709. When was the last time an almanac topped a best-books list?
The magazine also got around to excerpting David Foster Wallace’s new novel, which is well worth a read.
The Morgan Library Museum is letting us in on Dickens’ editorial process by displaying his manuscripts. The New York Times wrote a piece about the display and there’s a few links to high-res scans of the manuscript for A Christmas Carol.
The Casual Optimist interviews Fantagraphics art director, Jacob Covey.
Margaret Atwood picks out the ten best gifts to give the budding novelists in your life. Be practical and put #3-#10 in number #2 to avoid confused and disappointed faces on Christmas morning.
