Literary license: Swink magazine will launch next month, touting itself as a bicoastal, biannual publication "dedicated to identifying and promoting established and emerging literary talent." A press release promises something of particular interest to comics fans:

"Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem, and Chris Offutt will be contributing comics they drew as children for Swink’s upcoming issue featuring a section on the role comic books have played in many authors’ lives."