I guess I’m in a writery-thinkery mode. If you’re in a readery-writery mode, try this from T.C. Boyle (go almost to the bottom and click on “This Monkey, My Back.”)

I’ve also just discovered KCRW’s Bookworm podcast. 

And for those who can’t stand all this this pretentious stuff, here (stolen from H and A’s blog) are H and sweet B enjoying lunch on a windy and freezing Mount Major (New Hampshire) during the winter.

With Jasper the Mountain Wonderdog, standing guard.