Who knew? Courier a fave among writers.

In a fascinating article, Slate asked a number of prominent authors to reveal what typeface they compose in and why. Courier was the favorite. Courier? You may be sneering at your screen, but the reasons for these choices are very interesting. "I talked to my therapist, and she said my love of Courier stems from my childhood," admits Elisa Zuritsky. "I dislike the temptation of making a raw draft look like it's already typeset," says Jonathan Lethem. Unsurprisingly, Times Roman is also heavily used—in a quote that should place a bit of a chill in the heart of any typographer, Maile Meloy states: "I'm so used to Times that other fonts look strange and unfamiliar. It might as well be my own handwriting on the page.