Mallory Ortberg: Texts from Jane Eyre

As a cofounder of The Toast, she's long charmed readers with her wit and incisive commentary on everything from Gilmore Girls to the gender imbalance in media. Now, Ortberg brings that same distinctive voice to her first book, a hilarious imagining based on a simple premise: What if literary characters texted? From Faulkner's "first you have to get ready to stay dead a long time" to Nancy Drew's conversations with boyfriend Ned, Ortberg proves she has talent to spare. Catch her Nov 4 in conversation with Tumblr's Rachel Fershleisher.