changing art of biographies

An interesting piece in London's Guardian about what's happening the world of biographies. Jennifer Schuessler of Paper Cuts has a slightly different take.

best sports to write/read about

Another interesting question posed by Bob Harris at Paper Cuts. This time it's about which sport makes for the best literature. I'm clearly going to have to go with baseball, and suggest Summerland by Michael Chabon, which really makes you understand what it's like to love the game.

Overused Words

Another fun one from Paper Cuts, this time about the Seven Deadly Words of Book Reviewing, although, for the record, eschew is one of my favorite words.

most overrated books

Very interesting post (and responses) from the NYTimes Paper Cuts blog about the most overrated books through history.