“This big, tangled thing”

Amazon invites you to vote for the best magazine covers of the year. (via Kottke)

For those who are out of the collegiate loop and are curious what’s being assigned in classrooms these days, The Literary Hub has compiled a fascinating list of books being taught by English professors at institutions across the country. Pair with these two related pieces from The Millions on the business of teaching creative writing and fifty-five thoughts on teaching English in public school.

Millions staff writing appearing elsewhere: At In Character, my essay about Derrick Borte's The Joneses and the idea of the American impostor (ECW).

Here’s a treat for those of us occupying the center of a Venn Diagram depicting “college football” and “literature” circles: Holly Anderson has written a high school football scouting report for Daisy Miller… in the style of Henry James.