Glitz and Glamor

I've told you about The Atlantic's By Heart series plenty of times before. This week brings us novelist Paul Lisicky taking a close look at how Flannery O'Connor's "flawed" characters are the ones we find ourselves drawn to most.

The New York Times reports that actress Carrie Fisher's books have risen to the top of Amazon's bestseller lists following news of her death. Fisher penned the memoirs Wishful Drinking, Shockaholic, and The Princess Diarist, which just came out last month, as well as several novels, including the book-made-movie Postcards from the Edge. Our own Lydia Kiesling included Postcards on a reading list for her short-lived celebrity book club a few years back.

One John Williams is sitting atop the bestsellers list in The Netherlands following the multi-week (and quite unexpected) success of Stoner. Meanwhile a different John Williams is set to compose music in a galaxy far, far away.

Did you know Dr. Seuss penned a lesser-known book of nudes? Or about his advertising work? (Hopefully you’re not at work today.)