Scottish author Alan Warner (Morvern Callar, The Sopranos, These Demented Lands etc) writes eloquently about landscape, driving, and the dreams of young people in his Once Upon a Life essay in the Guardian. Meanwhile over at the NYRB, The Two Raymond Carvers are once again put through the editorial ringer. And lately, and belatedly discovered, no doubt after the rest of you, is BBC4’s Bookclub, with its links to author interviews. Finally, check out Evgenia Citkowitz’s effective short essay about learning to live with a famous mother, at The Daily Beast. Me without you, hmm…