Second Pass contributor Carlene Bauer discusses her memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, with fellow SP contributor Emily Bobrow at More Intelligent Life. (“By college there were a fair amount of teachings that seemed outright lies. Well, okay: outright acts of ventriloquism in which people felt free to throw God’s voice.”) . . . Great, another bookstore I need to visit; and this one is in the middle of Wyoming, 40 miles from the nearest gas station. . . . John Gall’s all-time favorite book cover is tough to best. . . . Excerpts from the final interview with Roberto Bolaño. (“I would like to have been a homicide detective, much more than being a writer. I am absolutely sure of that.”) . . . Bob Thompson shares some of his favorite moments from his time interviewing authors like Joan Didion, Kurt Vonnegut, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip Roth. . . . Alain de Botton talks about some of his favorite essay collections at The Browser. . . . A winner has been announced in Canada’s first annual National Book-Collecting Contest for Canadians Under 30. A strangely specific but cool idea.