Marlon James' Plog

The Googlerati are abuzz with the news of Malcolm Gladwell's new blog. It looks like he intends to post often, which would be a gift.

But my favorite new author's site came to me not as a blog, but as a plog - it's Marlon James' "space" on Amazon.com. His review of Wide Sargasso Sea immediately caught my attention: "Call it collective male guilt, or the result of living in a world where fathers never kept their side of the bargain, but I am drawn to stories of women who come undone and women who have to make do."

Mr. James, if you like, I'll set up your typepad blog for free. It will look less crazy than this blog, more like the Ted Blog, and you can escape that Amazon frame.