Sandra Gilbert reviews the marvelous new Hermione Lee biography of Edith Wharton (Don’t even get me started on the many many ways that Edith Wharton outshines Henry James — just go read the Custom of the Country. Do it now.) Bookslut interviews Thomas Mallon Ron Hogan at Beatrice asks Jean Thompson about her favorite short stories. (Why didn’t I study with this woman when I was at the U of I all those years ago? Why, oh why, did I get Rocco Fumento instead?) Meanwhile, I’m currently mesmerized by Thompson’s recent collection: Throw Like a Girl