The Five!

1. Reminder: I'm heading to Austin this weekend for the Texas Book Festival, where I'll be doing a program on Saturday with AWESOME Libba Bray. Details are here.. Come out if you can!

2. This is the time of year when the N.C. State Fair comes to town, not that I have actually gone in years. I have friends who take the Fair VERY seriously: it is like a holiday, and they plan their lives around it. Also their calorie intake, all the better for eating as many funnel cakes as possible. However...