“It will be fun to give some to prostitutes.” William T. Vollmann on hypothetically winning the Nobel. 

BuzzFeed Books is full steam ahead.

In other behemoth news, Amazon reaches out to indie bookstores about carrying Nooks.

“Nah. Here I’m surrounded by people, but I’m also pretty anonymous. Not having to bullshit—even with a roommate who’s a friend—is a plus.” On living in the NYU library.