We had such fun with the articles we found last week. There is a veritable treasure trove of good writing out there and sharing our favourite stories this week for your weekend reading can only be a good thing. Share and share alike, we say - let us know if you've found anything thought-provoking on the cultural web.

The Gatekeeper says there's nothing wrong with the job title or description.

The Internet helps us maintain a lifelong and daily relationship with culture.

A love letter to Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.

A poor book publicist incurs the wrath of a blogger and you'd think traditional publicists were the devil.

And the New Yorker makes light of a a publisher's job. Where's the respect?!

The next thing for publishing is near-universal authorship - curating good writing will be more important than ever, we think.

'Celebrity'-penned novels: easy money or the death of quality publishing?

Our Twitter friend Joe the Publicist bigs up Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath (and independent bookshops in general).

Barnes & Noble's new Nook ereader could be the 'Kindle killer', with the ability to 'lend' friends your ebooks, irrespective of device. We're excited, but some less-informed authors aren't.

The Continentals take their graphic novels (i.e. Asterix) really seriously. Self promotion: look out for Norah's take on the adventures on the plucky Gaul later today.

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