2) On DFW's struggle with "interlocking addictions to irony, metafiction, and the other cheap postmodern highs." http://t.co/NG0ObSa

So @joycecaroloates is trolling the pope on Twitter. That is a thing that's happening.

Win-win. MT @theatlanticwire David Simon says he'll make 6th season of "The Wire" if Holder calls off War on Drugs http://theatln.tc/m6luSV

This thing of @joycecaroloates being on Twitter is blowing my mind.

A+ RT @shashashasha That awkward moment when you try to concede via DM but @barackobama isn't following you

That's 1% of the population *per week* MT @the_millions Murakami's latest book selling 1M copies a week in Japan  http://www.themillions.com/2013/05/murakamis-latest-is-flying-off-the-shelves.html …

I wrote a feature about the book business for @wired's April issue.  http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/03/publishing-industry-next-chapter/all/ …

That thing where everyone sits in a room and picks a guy, and suddenly that guy's infallible.

I caught the bug from Errol Morris and went long on the MacDonald case, Joe McGinniss, and Janet Malcolm. http://t.co/0SXtf0VS

Wow, how good is @kathrynschulz? Just gorgeous stuff here. http://t.co/yeGZPCHP

"The Lessons of ValuJet 592" by W Langewiesche in @theatlantic, '98. http://t.co/zPNQwUS Meticulous, thoughtful, devastating. fav #longreads

"(Still, thinking of Bush browsing the NYRB's Website almost makes it worthwhile.)" http://j.mp/9BG8Gn /Oh, indeed. #omarvoice (@nybooks)

New @tin_house has an essay of mine, "Consider the Gentrifier." It's about hipsters, yuppies, and class guilt. You can start flaming me now.

Amazon-Goodreads will be tough on @zolabooks but I’d say they instantly become the home of social-reading refuseniks.

THIS IS RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE by @michelleorange is out today from @fsgbooks. You want to read this one. She doesn’t sound like anyone else.

My @tin_house essay on gentrification & class guilt is in new @utnereader, 1st time online. #longreads #notthatlong:  http://www.utne.com/politics/new-brooklyn-zm0z13mazlin.aspx …

"J.K. Rowling to Publish Adult Novel" makes me think of wizard porn.

Bottom line, folks: "If you like going to a bookstore then it’s up to you to support it." The consumer does have power. http://t.co/Y96eqo8i

I wrote for The @awl about the wonderfully odd history of Norman Mailer's apartment, which can be yours for $2.5 million. http://j.mp/jLMwM7

Lethem in @lareviewofbooks on being reviewed by James Wood. Wondering if Wood will respond. He's done so before. http://t.co/KZoXuUtb