— We’re kind of afraid James Franco’s portrayal of Allen Ginsberg is going to make us gay. Is that possible?

— Speaking of gay stuff, women are reading and writing romance novels about man-on-man action.

— HTML Giant loves Dennis Cooper, and so will you, after you read this.

— Five hypothetical literary movements of the future, by China Miéville.

— A hilariously accurate bestseller list, designed from scratch by a guy who’s promoting his first novel.

— And some pretty flippin’ crazy electronic fiction, via The Second Pass.

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