The Road from Infinite Jest to Oscar Wao
New York Magazine‘s Sam Anderson — who is, in my opinion, a top contender for a spot on IHateYouAndIWantYourLife.com — has written a fascinating piece outlining his view of the…
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Continental Divide
Kurt Caswell’s memoir describes his year teaching in a place of violence, despair, doubt… and hope.
Notre Temps
All works by Frans Masereel from Notre Temps, 1952 From the collection of Richard Sica:
The Latest on Google Books
“The most ambitious solution would transform Google’s digital database into a truly public library.” “That, of course, would require an act of Congress, one that would make a decisive break…
Baba-Jaga Gubi Trop – Crime Novel Covers from Poland
A big thank you to VonMurr for sending the first ten covers in this post. They come from his personal collection. The rest were found on my searches through online…
The Interrogative Mood
“Does integrity lie in failure?” asks the narrator of Padgett Powell’s new novel. He hopes that it does.
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 12/7-12/13
This week in San Francisco: Meet Elphaba and Glinda for drinks, find out what the Sad Bastard Book Club sounds like, and get all eight days of your Hanukkah on…
Notable New York, This Week 12/7 – 12/13
This week in New York Malcolm Gladwell and James Wood talk about Evangelicalism and the Contemporary Intellectual, members of the Velvet Underground reunite at the New York Public Library, 60…
The Rumpus Interview with Paul Madonna
“Even the things you love can take so much work that sometimes they bring you to the breaking point. So you might as well be in the most comfortable place…
Terese Svoboda Talks to Heartsrevolution
I recently came across The Largehearted Boy Cross-Media Exchange Program, a forum for musicians and authors to speak to each other. Aside from being an awesome project in its own…
What Happens When Literary Journals Report The News?
With newspapers folding and cutting corners all around the country, it’s easy to give up entirely on the fourth estate. But now look who’s riding in on their white horse:…