At Jacket Copy: WOAH!  Sparks (pictured above in the 70s)  did the new theme song for Bookworm!

• At 3:AM Magazine: Philip Roth/Paul Auster death battle.

• At Jewcy: An interview with Adam Langer.

• At The Awl: Dudes from a NYC bookstore debate over Freedom.

• At Big Other: “I feel more regurgitation than genuine writing.” – On Richard Yates, by Tao Lin

• At the Telegraph: Will Self hanging out at the gym.

• At Brooklyn Vegan: Built to Spill on a boat.

• At NPR: Talking about The Books and their new album, The Way Out.