Carolyn Kellogg on Lauren Redniss’s Radioactive.

• “What do C.C. Beck, Vaughn Bode, William S. Burroughs, Eisner, Fellini, Moebius, Kirby, Barry Smith, Tom Wolfe, and Frank Zappa have in common?” Brian Hibbs on The Someday Funnies.

• James Greer’s story “Chapman’s Green Hairstreak” is now up at Joyland.

• In the LA Review of Books, the headline says it all: “Johnathan Lethem on being reviewed by James Wood.”

• Mary Roach will be appearing on the next edition of Bookrageous.

• On January 20th, Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) will howl in the cavern palace that is the BAM Opera House.

• Is it time for Not Quite Best of the Year lists already?  The Atlantic selects five strong titles that won’t make da cut.

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