SCHOLAR MATCH

BAY AREA: After a five-year hiatus, ScholarMatch’s signature event, Trivia Night, is back! Join ScholarMatch on October 9 at the Cartoon Art Museum for an evening of delicious tacos, tequila, and, of course, lots of pop trivia. Click for tickets and more info.

Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt

What follows are diverting and cautionary reports on the Chapter 7 death and decay of an Austin rare-book dealership, written for the benefit of the chary startups among you by Bill Cotter, its former owner and sole employee. Cotter’s first novel, Fever Chart, will be published by McSweeney’s in August. The bankruptcy trustees will get half of his advance.