Below John Warner, editor of McSweeney’s online, author of So You Want to Be President? and Fondling Your Muse, and creative director of the struggling TOW Books, explains why he’s rejecting the age-old strategy of sending review copies to newspapers, and offering them to you instead. I knew when I founded a humor imprint a couple years ago that . . .
Sarah Palin & the Jews: Fundamentalists attempt to cast the VP candidate / former Pentecostal in the role of modern-day Esther.
UT’s Ransom Center is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 research fellowships in the humanities. About 50 are awarded annually.
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 . . .
Publication of OUP’s forthcoming life of John Milton will coincide with the 400th anniversary of his birth.