Hail, Santa, King of the Elves!
Gift wrapped from McSweeney’s comes this clever collection of letters to Santa written by Shakespeare characters including Hamlet, Ophelia, Macbeth, and Falstaff. Who new Romeo and Juliet were such big Taylor Swift fans?
A Cult Writer’s Cult Writer
The life and works of reclusive True Grit author Charles Portis are examined in this fascinating NY Times feature. As the Coen brothers’ readapt his masterpiece for the screen, learn why the western writer might just be the most original talent overlooked by American literary culture.
Jeeves Was Framed
The origin of the mystery writing cliche “the butler did it” is traced by the Guardian to an obscure 1930’s English novel. Is it possible that Jeeves and his colleagues aren’t the bloodthirsty maniacs we’ve assumed them to be?
Christmas in Audio
Audiobook super-narrator Scott Brick tells the touching Christmas tale of how vaudeville comedy, vinyl 78’s, and his great-grandfather Jim inspired his chosen career path.