The U of M's English department has announced its "English@Minnesota Writers Series" for the fall. The list includes Junot Diaz on October 29 and Ethan Canin on November 13.The events are free and open to the public. A full list of events is here.--David E

Computer software books must have the ugliest covers of any category, but this one really takes the cake. Who on earth would look at the manuscript for iPhone in Action and think, "What would really tell readers what this book is about like a drawing of a fourteenth century Turkish warrior?"--David E