Thank you, Jake Arnott I think this one nails it, but I’m biased.

A podcast encounter at The Spectator Jonathan Lethem: Brooklyn Crime Novel In this week's Book Club podcast, I'm joined by the novelist Jonathan Lethem. Two decades after his breakthrough book…www.spectator.co.uk

And Brooklyn Crime Novel’s approach to it This was recorded live in Lawrence, Kansas, during the recent booktour. A nice night, and nice to relive it.

Aunty Grizelda and other Protopunk Novelties Check it out here.

They’re stacking up. It isn’t too late to order this book during the week that matters most: publication week! 'Brooklyn Crime Novel' explores relationships among the borough's cultures and races Jonathan Lethem's narrative is a nonlinear mosaic; an amalgamation of vignettes coming together to create a beautiful…www.npr.org 'Brooklyn Crime Novel' Review: The Street Is the Truth In Jonathan Lethem's novel, the history of Brooklyn is in the hands of the kids on the block.www.wsj.com

I have to share this one. You could wait your whole life for a review this complete and insightful. I’m in tears of gratitude.

A New Liner Note for the Criterion Collection’s Blu-Ray I love this movie. Now the Criterion Collection has allowed me to write a liner note explaining why.

A book and a tour, for your kindly consideration

Henry James, Mr. Rogers, and the Long Middle