Lit up

Some literature-related stuff:

An interview with Jonathan Lethem on The Morning News.

Revealed: Well-known litblogger Laila Lalami, aka Moorish Girl, is gorgeous. (Right-click on the picture and Open In New Window.) She's promoting her book Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits. In a related post, Bookslut remarks on how publicists are taking advantage of Zadie Smith's good looks. And if you want yet more pretty writers, just look at these photos from LitCrawl by Derek Powazek.

The LitBlogger Co-op is pushing a novel titled Mutual Life and Casualty -- looks interesting.