Time For A Parlay

Time slipped on by last week, so there’s a flurry of catching up to do. I’m not going to waste any time because there’s a backlog. David Foster Wallace’s (that possessive is of the posthumous “sort of” variety) The Pale King was reviewed all over the internet. The Awl took the opportunity to explore DFW as a self-help guru. Head to NPR for some content: Steve Inskeep examines the supposed liberal bias. Ira Glass shares some of his storytelling secrets. And on the station itself, a look into the lending library in the e-book age, which is not so good out in LA. I’m taking a trip to Baltimore this weekend; I’m hoping it is the best of times and not the worst of times.  Of course, there are still some other literary locales to visit.