From the "speculative criticism" department: TS Eliot and Ken Dodd. (For some reason, that page fails to link to its accompanying comments thread).
• From the "criticism in the age of the internet" department: Lev Grossman seeks controversy, gets it.
• Caleb Crain's personal bibliography of piracy, which offers a valuable tip: do not attempt to address pirates as "gentlemen of fortune belonging to the sea".
• Harry Potter reads Truman Capote, apparently.
• Reading while hiking (that's with audiobooks, the comfortable alternative to walking into a tree).
• Another advantage of translated thrillers: the film arrives quicker.
