Links Galore

A few more links for the afternoon:

I don't know how I'm supposed to vote for just one blog in the Independent Book Blogger Awards. At least it's a great place to find new blogs to follow!
This letter from Keith Richards to his aunt is both adorable and filled with hip 60s Englishness.
Should academia be the "day job" path for writers? (My opinion: teaching is an entirely different skill than writing. Don't teach unless you actually enjoy it.)
A close look at the literary merits of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass.