Fresh off the press: "Payback" by Margaret Atwood. Not a novel this time, a lecture on the subject of debt, defined very broadly. As usual, she's a humourous, charming, knowledgeable, fun read. Her discussion about Millers in folk songs will ring true for many folkies.

I'm in the middle of a graphic novel about Staggerlee, a semi-fictional, semi-factual treatment. Most interesting are the notes which talk about the actual known characters involved in Lee Shelton's shooting of Billy Lyons in St Louis, Christmas Eve, 1895.