There are a lot of species of birds.
Old Hand
Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for a long time, but it’s only recently that she’s received widespread attention for them, as evidenced by this New Yorker piece on the author by James Wood. In it, Wood writes about the ways in which Pearlman is “a fabulist in realist’s clothing,” among other things. Pair with: Josh Cook on Pearlman’s book Honeydew.
The Faces of War
Photographer Lalage Snow photographed Scottish soldiers before, during, and after their deployments to Afghanistan. The photographs show "the toll that fighting ... takes on our troops."
With Very Small Font, Of Course
Ireland debuted a new stamp featuring a 224-word short story written by Dublin teenager Eoin Moore.
The Factchecker
A closer look at the unraveling of Jonah Lehrer.
The Millions on Twitter
Attn Twitterers: Some folks have been following me @cmaxmagee, but starting today we'll be using @The_Millions for the occasional books- and Millions-related "tweet." If you are the twittering type, throw a "follow" our way (and spread the word). (Thanks to my brother Phil for securing and holding onto @The_Millions until I finally got around to using it.)
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Monday Linkday
I've mentioned here before that I'm currently getting my masters in new media journalism in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern. As such, expect to see the occasional post on the topic from here on out. To that end, I want to mention Dan Gillmor's book We the Media. Gillmor is well-known for his blog which is, broadly speaking, about the blogging phenomenon itself. The book takes on the question of where blogs fit into the panoply of the media. It's worth a look for anyone who's wondered if these here blogs are good for anything beyond killing time in their cubicles. Best of all, the entire book is available for free at the publisher's website.That's enough new media for now. In other news Michael Chabon's new Sherlock Holmes tale, The Final Solution: A Story Of Detection, is out tomorrow. We'll see what the reviews bring, but in the meantime, take a look at this excerpt.Finally, have a look at this: A Colorado man is compiling "The Great Library Card Collection."
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Wikipedian in Residence
The British Library wants to pay someone £15,384 to edit an online encyclopedia for six months. They're looking for a "Wikipedian in Residence." Can anyone get Nicholson Baker on the line?
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