Reading Calvin Trillin’s anecdote about how smart guys were the reason for the recent financial collapse, I was reminded that I wanted to read something by Michael Lewis and decided to order Liar’s Poker, his 1989 book about the last time Wall Street went nuts. I ordered it approximately an hour and a half ago. [...]

Here’s a nice, simple collection of excellence in book cover design. Hard to imagine a site design more direct than this. Side note: I’m seeing more and more appreciation of book cover design lately; it makes me wonder if the acceleration of eBook technology is making everyone prematurely nostalgic. Via Daring Fireball.

To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, Penguin is issuing a new edition of James Bond novels, complete with new covers painted by Michael Gillette. I want every one of them. Penguin Blog: Covering Bond Via Daring Fireball