Friday's Catch

My post is late today because I've been busy reading Deborah Harkness' A Discovery of Witches. Occasionally, some fluff about a vampire and a witch is just what the reader ordered. At this point, I'm totally hooked, but more on that later. To the updates!

Summer's not over yet. Let's plan a reading retreat!

Partial Jane Austen manuscript sells for $1.6 million at auction.

A few thoughts about why literary prizes seem to be so important.

I suppose these people feel cool. Despicable.

Thank you to Galleycat! A spreadsheet of authors who visit bookclubs.