Books: The publishing depression, the apocalypse, and a baby monkey riding a pig

An editor laid off from Harper's Mag talks about how the publishing industry is in a state of "depression."   (GalleyCat)  The NYT reviews Mark Hertsgaard’s “Hot,” the latest book about the perils of climate change, and is terrified by it.   So far, this is a really fucking depressing post.  Let's see what else we got here:  Huh, nothing fun and cheery.  So here is a video of a baby monkey riding a pig.