Raking In The Words

Like pine straw on the ground, links are scattered everywhere today. Over at Bookforum, Norman Mailer timelessly guides us over and under Marilyn Monroe. Meanwhile, Geoff Dyer remembers the art of the Penguin Modern Classics. Democracy examines Alfred Kazin’s leftward dedication. James Wood and the artful essay is brought to you by the New Yorker. And finish your reading with a tour of the New York Public Library in the age of budget cuts.