Frank Portman, of one of my favorite pop-punk bands, Mr. T Experience, has a new book out called Andromeda Klein.  He gives Largehearted Boy a great playlist for Book Notes.

• N+1: Not so into zombies/alien films, but likes District 9.

• Indichik put up an MP3 of Beach Fossils last week.  I forgot to mention it, but it’s well worth mentioning considering this guy is putting out some of the best stuff I’ve heard all year.

• New York Times Book Review on “Desert” by J. M. G. Le Clézio

• Gawker on Roger Federer and his monogrammed clothes.

• Co-founder of Bitch Magazine, Lisa Jervis, talks to Michael Pollan for Salon.

• Bookavore asks: What if independent bookselling was like football?

• The Millions review of Inherent Vice is the last one I’m going to mention, simply because it makes mention of  The Long Goodbye.