The Book of Other People

A new collection of character-focused stories called The Book of Other People is making fiction waves. Noteworthy for its cover art, which was done by leading graphic novelists like Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes and Charles Burns, the book also has an introduction written by editor Zadie Smith, who remarks on the varied typefaces she observed during the submission process. Americans apparently tend towards Courier, while the Brits favor Didot. From Boldtype: "One writer, Smith notes, even contributed a story in a long, slender magazine-style column. She must be referring to Jonathan Lethem, whose homunculus-like character Perkus Tooth rails against the New Yorker's typeface and transcribes the articles to read them unfettered from their typographical chains." Side note: if you haven't read Smith's White Teeth, get thee to a bookstore!