John Scalzi points out some problems with the "1,000 True Fans" concept. (See last week's round-up.)
Tom Bissell: still the best critic working today
From the New York Times, a history of literary fakers in honer of the latest culprit, Margaret Seltzer.
Strange Horizons gives us an excellent, in-depth review of the new Library of America collection of four Philip K. Dick novels (which, incidentally, the kindly Ed Champion just bought me for my birthday— thanks, Ed!).
The history of the graphic novel begins with Rudolph Töpffer, by comics great Chris Ware.
The Onion sums it up nicely: "Novelists Strike Fails To Affect Nation Whatsoever"
Speaking of comics, the inestimably strange and wonderful Gutsworld number 1 is available in its entirety online. It's about a civilization that has developed inside the body of an enormous leviathan, after said monster swallowed whole a ship 150 years ago.
The Reading Experience discusses the rise of science versus the rise of realism.
And lastly, the aforementioned Ed Champion ably kicks the feet out from under David Kamp on Filthy Habits. (Full disclosure: I am a co-editor of Filthy Habits.)