Lev Grossman, in a highly personal essay about how he became a book reviewer, and how the practice has changed since Orwell wrote “Confessions of a Book Reviewer.”

Do you love Chuck Klosterman? Yes? Of course you do. After all, he’s one of the most exciting cultural critics of our generation. Well, you’ll be happy to know that he’s posted a list of his upcoming book tour dates to his Facebook page. His new novel, The Visible Man, drops next month. Here’s the list (please doublecheck the websites of the respective locations for proper times, etc.):

OCT. 5: Public Theater in Brooklyn (w/ @john sellers). 70 N. 6th St., 8 pm.

OCT. 6: Barnes & Noble in NEW YORK (33 East 17th St.) 7 pm.

OCT. 10: Powell’s City of Books (PORTLAND). 7:30 pm

OCT. 11: Booksmith in SAN FRANCISCO (1644 Haight St.). 7 pm

OCT. 15: Boston Book Festival (w/ Kate Beaton, Gregory Maguire, and Karen Russell). 4 pm, Trinity Sanctuary.

OCT. 20: Akron Public Library (60 High St., Akron). 7 pm.

OCT. 21: Book People, AUSTIN, TX (603 Lamar). 7 pm.

OCT. 22: Texas Book Festival (Austin). TBA

NOV. 8: Magers & Quinn, MINNEAPOLIS (308 Hennepin Ave. S.). 7:30 pm.

NOV. 9: Iowa Public Library (IOWA CITY, IA). Sponsored by Prairie Lights. The evening?

NOV. 10: National Writers Series, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN. I assume this is also at night.