Eric Banks

As Gawker reported this afternoon, Eric Banks is resigning his post as editor-in-chief of BookForum after four years on the job; once he closes the April/May issue, he told The Observer, he’ll cover horseracing for Michael Tomasky at Guardian America, and possibly also help with the site’s books and arts coverage. That will just be part-time work, though, he said—he hasn’t yet decided what else he wants to do.  read more »