It was a total pleasure to go up to Columbia University yesterday and speak with Matt Weiland, of W. W. Norton, on the first day of the Columbia Publishing Course. Pulitzer Hall was full of young people who hope to make a career in publishing, as editors, marketers, booksellers, publicists. Matt and I described our working relationship, including our arguments over how much Greek should appear in a book called GREEK TO ME (Me: lots! Matt: none). It struck me that no one has complained about how much Greek there is in the book, so maybe we got it right.

Thanks to Shaye Areheart for inviting us, Book Culture for handling the (considerable!) book sales, and the woman in the grass-green top who took this picture.