Long weekend links

If you live in the UK and you want cold, hard facts about current news, where do you go, the library? Uh, no. Not when there are tabloids to read…

How do the cops, especially police chief Bill Bratton, feel about Harry Bosch’s return to the force? The LA Daily News tries to find out. (2nd item)

Philip Kerr switches away from his fantasy kids novels back to WWII-set historical thrillers, but Patrick Anderson finds plenty of fault with his latest effort, HITLER’S PEACE.

Whoa! Talk about getting major league coverage. But when you’re Gigi Levangie Grazer (or wife of Brian) I suppose it’s all part of the publicity game…

Harper Lee showed up at the LA Public Library and of course, since she hardly ever goes anywhere, this is big news, albeit somewhat belated.

Robert McCrum ponders the pros and cons of literary societies.

The Independent meets up with Israeli literary luminary A.B. Yehoshua to talk about writerly ethics and other knotty subjects.

And finally, yes, feed my insane crack addiction! Wait, the author’s moving onto greener pastures? What? Nooooo! (link from Maud)