“It’s a narrative in which the large-scale structure is determined by the progress of the idea, not the progress of the characters’ lives.” — Francis Spufford explains his book Red Plenty at A Public Space.
Apparently Joseph Conrad wrote a science fiction book.
Governor Brown hates libraries (or else he’s being forced to make a lot of very unpleasant decisions.)
Sometimes Charlie Rose interviews Patti Smith. (via)
The phrase “Great American Novel” comes from this asshat. (via)
