Prize watch: Congrats to Salman Rushdie, winner of the 2014 PEN Pinter Prize for outstanding literary achievement. (To go along with the announcement, here’s a nice article from Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter’s widow, about this honour.)

I must say, I think I like Salman Rushdie’s life story and essays and autobiographical writing more than his novels. I highly recommend his memoir, Joseph Anton. He’s an amazing speaker, so if you ever have the chance to hear him, jump at it!