[Above, baggin' on indie books. Below, the portable Dispatch.

• Ryan Pequin’s The Walk debuts on Top Shelf 2.0.
• New York bookstore, The Strand unveils its Artist’s Series Tote Bags. A quick search of “Tote” on their website yields results from Art Spiegelman, Adriane Tomine, and David Hockney. The Spiegelman bag is a revised version of the one commissioned last year for The Strand’s 80th Anniversary, but the others are brand spankin’ new.
• The U.S. Constitution gets “graphic.” Hill & Wang, an imprint of FSG Books will be releasing a graphic adaptation of The Constitution in October. Next stop, manifest destiny!
• CBLDF has an upcoming benefit with Cory Doctorow and Paul Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky) for a multimedia speaking event. It takes place Thursday, August 21 at Helen Mills Theatre (137-139 W 26th St. NY). Tickets are $20 at CBLDF.org. There will also be an after-party at Sutra Lounge.
• Essex County keeps raking in the awards. This time Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel trilogy lands him a Best Emerging Talent Award.
• IndieReview revamps their site.
• Drawn and Quarterly has their August archive listed.

–Jason Owen