When Oxford University Press invited me to attend the Oxford English Dictionary’s 80th anniversary celebrations in Oxford, I was thrilled, but declined. Traveling to England would be fun, but impossible. (Have you looked at the exchange rate lately?) Then they offered to foot the bill. As a rule I’m careful to pay my own way when I go out with . . .
The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled and posted by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30 pm, and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to Ms. Cerand at lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to . . .
Leaf through the manuscript of Suite Francaise online, as part of a Museum of Jewish Heritage Nemirovsky exhibit.
Don DeLillo: part of The Onion‘s election blogging team. See also DeLillo on computers, circa 2005. (Via.)
Your plans may vary, but I’m sitting down with the text of the bailout legislation and a vat of coffee.