A book I've always meant to read but have never gotten around to is A. Alvarez's study of suicide, The Savage God. Given its prevalence (about twice as common as homicide in the US) it's an under-discussed topic, I think. There must be some good...
I wish David Foster Wallace was still alive
A useful collection of writings (fiction and non-fiction) from the late David Foster Wallace available online. I particularly recommend "Tense Present" and his take on Updike.
Prominent Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter who recently married a very elderly billionaire, thus becoming an expatriate Baronness, endorses McCain, while decrying Obama's elitism.OK, to be fair it turns out she.