Novel Links

Novel Links are a little late this week due to some crazy life happenings, but we're back on schedule and missing our world traveler husband/dog dad very much. Here you are:  

Oh, if only I were in New York today for the Random House open house. Swoon.

Barnes & Noble's book nerd problems are great. I was going to call out my favorites, but there are just too many.

As my friend Katie said, "Somebody give this girl a scholarship!"

I'm Dumbledore, and I'm totally good with that.

Let's go to all of the coolest bookstores in the U.S.

Are you a fan of the shelfie?

On a final, more serious note, these familiar men are taking a stand against sexual assault. Bravo.

That's all, friends. Also, we're on official baby Reagan count down! Squeeee!

Novel Links

Here's another round of novel links that have entertained me this week:  

Books and cooking! Here's a post about being inspired to cook by a great novel.

An interesting post about being an inaccessible author from Shannon Hale. They're not super heroes, people. They still have to do laundry and stuff.

Genius book marketing for John Green's The Fault in Our Stars. Thank goodness the preparedness kit includes tissues.

These introvert stories get me every time. It's like they can see inside my brain!

I recently saw the trailer for Le Week-End, and it looks like it has the potential to make me both laugh out loud and become a bit weepy. Definitely on my list to see.

I'm all about these simple wine tasting projects from The Kitchn.

And just because, baby elephants.

That's all, folks.

Open Letters from McSweeney's Internet Tendency

Call me a snob, but I appreciate McSweeney's, not only for the work they produce, but also for they way they encourage young writers. I'm pretty much on board for anything that comes from the mind of Dave Eggers. And have you seen their packaging? Divine.

On Friday afternoon, they hooked me with a tweet that said: "An Open Letter to the Mix Tape Made for Me By My College Boyfriend, Now Deceased." Intrigued, I clicked through, only to learn about the long-standing column "Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are Unlikely to Respond." Naturally, I proceeded to read no less than eighteen of the submissions.

I'm still picking my favorites, but if you're looking for a quick read, I recommend the following:

• AN OPEN LETTER TO EVERYONE WHO, WHEN MY FIANCÉ LEFT ME, TOLD ME IT WAS “HIS LOSS.”
• AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MARKETING LADY IN MY OFFICE WHO ASKED ME WHAT MY MAJOR WAS IN COLLEGE, AND WHEN I SAID ENGLISH, RESPONDED WITH, “YOU’LL NEVER GET ANYWHERE WITH THAT.”
• AN OPEN LETTER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY REGARDING INQUIRIES ABOUT MY REPRODUCTIVE PLANS.
• AN OPEN LETTER TO MY ITALIAN SLACKS THAT RIPPED AT THE SEAM JUST PRIOR TO DEPOSITION.
• AN OPEN LETTER TO MY DAD BEFORE HE BEGAN TAKING ZOLOFT.

And just for good measure, a  post about the "lovable, comic-book inspired, sans-serif badassery" that is Comic Sans.