• The honorable and charming Book Thing in Baltimore needs your help. The Old Hag lays it on the line here.
• The Cincinatti Opera will be premiering “Introducing Margaret Garner”, a new opera, based on Toni Morrison’s Beloved later this year.
• No more conspiracies of silence: The pre-published speak out. (via Sarah Weinman)
• A new musical based on George Saunders’ “The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip” gets the thumbs up here.