Sound Bites

NPR offers Barry Yourgrau talking about NASTYbook on Weekend Edition. He'll be reading from it at the National Arts Club tonight, where he'll be joined by Patrick McGrath.

Meanwhile, Internet broadcaster Kacey Kowars speaks with Sarah Weinman, the creator of Confessions of an Indiosyncratic Mind, the bookblog for mystery and suspense fiction. If you're thinking about doing a blog, Sarah's account of her experiences will give you some very useful tips on how to go about things.