I suppose there are some people out there who have been eagerly anticipating the 15th Edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. I'll admit I'm not one of them -- I bought the 14th several years ago, and I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've used it. But, in case you care, here are some highlights of what's new. (Linkage via MetaFilter.)
MeFi also posts linkage and commentary about novelist Gene Wolfe withdrawing from teaching a writing workshop following complaints by some of the students that he made "unfair" comments about their work. Which reminds me that I have yet to read Chip Kidd's The Cheese Monkeys.
A blog post from one of Wolfe's workshop attendees shares some of the author's more valuable advice:
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