Questionable Ranking Systems for MFA Programs
Poets & Writers recently ranked the country’s MFA programs, and as rankings often do, it is being received with some hostility. Their hierarchy of MFA programs is based on the…
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Blindsight Review
Carolyn Kellogg of the LA Times reviews Chris Colin’s Blindsight which tells the story of film producer Simon Lewis, and his journey to recovery following a major car crash. Kellogg…
The Latest in Amazon Ventures
Amazon is introducing a new service that presents a noncommittal book-buying option for customers. The company is considering a Netflix-like rental service for ebooks, which unfortunately, only provides more opportunity…
A Tall Tale Too True
Set in the 1840s Midwest, Kris Saknussemm’s second novel, Enigmatic Pilot, delivers unexpected characters in a surreal interpretation of American history.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
On the political history of orange carrots. Yep. Good news New York: the New York State Pavilion will (probably) be saved. Jellyfish cats and the future of AIDS research. Medically…
Swinging Modern Sounds #31: Reunion Fever
Like other people who once had a childhood, I sometimes give in to fits of longing for the music I cared most about when young. In particular, I give in…
Genre Writing Shifts in the Industry
The Millions has an interesting essay on why literary authors are transitioning into the world of genre-writing. Whether the cause be jumping on the most marketable bandwagon, or pressure from…
1Q84 Book Trailer
Haruki Murakami’s book trailer for his forthcoming 1Q84 is intergalactic. See below:
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 9/12-9/18
This week in San Francisco! Monday 9/12: Join us and our friends at the Believer Magazine for Let’s Talk About us, September’s Monthly Rumpus-tonight at the Make-Out Room, 7PM $10.…
The Post-Mubarak Literary Scene
What is the state of Egyptian literature after the revolution? Under the dictatorial reign of Mubarak, the literary scene was stifled, plagued with heavy censorship, primarily existing in “pockets of…
Canteen Magazine’s Hot Authors Project
Writers are reclaiming their rightful hotness with Canteen Magazine’s new project, Hot Authors—because we are all immune to the deluge of celebrity sex symbols. Thus, this is hotness at its…