Penguin Books Turns 75

Penguin Books turns 75 today. Happy birthday! More here. There’s a great Penguin Books sci-fi cover gallery here. If you are the sort of philistine who doesn’t dig Penguin’s iconic covers, you can order your own blank art paper quality covered books here.

David Foster Wallace on Education

J.D. Salinger Puts On His Socks

Here’s a recently unearthed photo of the famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger putting on his socks. Earth shattering! Now if we could only get a peek of Thomas Pynchon adjusting his bolo . . . (More info here).