Link Love

I've been trying to come up with a pithy intro but I keep over thinking it.  So, whatever.  Here's some links.  Loving you.

• If Tolkien Were Black

• Self Publishing Doesn't Mean You Have To Be A Raging Fuck Wad

• Why Comics Have Failed to Achieve Real Respect

• J.K Rowling talks the women of Harry Potter

• A Woman's Opinion is the Mini-Skirt of the Internet

• Barry Eisler guests posts over at A newbie's Guide to Publishing

• The Weirdest Objects Found Inside Books

• My Five Favorite "Hard-Boiled With a Twist" Novels

• Are Libraries Good For Authors?

• Kat Howard on Putting Women in the Story

And because I just loved this:

• Arthur Recreates Scenes From Classic Movies