John Gall, designer of many beautiful book jackets has been interviewed by Barnes and Noble. We get to see his face, hear his voice and peek in on his office — all good fun for fans of his work.

If you're in NYC this weekend, Andrew WK (!!!) will be reading at McNally Robinson on Sunday at 12:30. He'll be reading from the new Paul Frank (clothing designer) children's book, Only in Dreams. More information on the event here. Very sadly I'll be out of the city. On a side note: I've been doing the Manhattan bookshop rounds and McNally Robinson is coming out on the top of my list. If you live in the city and haven't been, I dare you to go, take a seriously look around and not leave with something. They don't have that much shelf space but what they do have is fantastic — and all the better. It reminds me of an expanded Intelligent Idiot (was in the old Las Chicas complex) in that I want most everything they have.