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b'Giving a piece of writing a title is a proper and necessary act\\u2014otherwise we\\u2019d have, \\u201cUntitled,\\u201d by Homer, not to be confused with Leo Tolstoy\\u2019s great work, \\u201cUntitled.\\u201d Yet titling is not generally spoken of at any length or depth. Naming anything\\u2014a book, a boat, a racehorse, or a child\\u2014is at once a craft and an art. There are spectacular titles, serviceable titles, and failed titles; but beyond that there are\\xa0types of titles we can look at. Usually there\\u2019s only one best title for something, and new writers often shirk the task of finding it, or override it with cleverness or extravagance. This Eleventh Hour talk will be full of examples, suggestions, and exercises designed to help us think about titles.'