The Literary Saloon takes the piss out of Carole Matthews and product placement in literature. (via Mark)

Just so everybody’s clear (because my heart plummeted to the ground when I saw it in the bookstore today, only to realize it was a different book), there are actually two novels named The Cloud Atlas. One is a first novel by Liam Callanan. The other is written by Ghostwritten author David Mitchell. Since Mitchell has the hype of a million gods right now, fair is fair. Here’s a Detroit Free Press review for the Callanan book, and here’s Callanan’s website.

A self-pimping page for all outside writings is in the works, as is a page for the play and an edrants redesign. But for now, here’s the latest review. More are on the way through various outlets.

Publisher’s Lunch reports that word on the street has it that Chip McGrath’s successor will be named in a day or two. And McGrath himself will be reviewing Jayson Blair’s book.

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To all who like to play, the lawn is watered every day. If this is not your cup of tea, then you’re not alone. Might I recommend instead the upcoming Starsky and Hutch, an upcoming film which looks to be the most straightforward intellectual achievement of the year?

There will be no further disclaimers. But I do intend to boycott Mars.