Slate has a pair of essays up on Joseph Heller and Catch-22 — one from Walter Kirn, and one from Ron Rosenbaum.

• The Economist visited Chicago’s Printers’ Ball, and chatted with featherproof’s Zach Dodson.

• Emily Schultz reveals what writing a novel does to one’s laptop.

• At Dusted, Talya Cooper reviews the reissue of Sebadoh’s Bakesale.

• Warren Ellis provides an update on his current work. The last few lines are, we would say, incredibly inspirational.