The Man Behind the Faulkner Estate
Now here’s a nightmare most writers never contemplate: imagine that it’s years after you have died, and joined the pantheon of literary greats in absentia, and are so renowned that…
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The Frankenstorm and H.P. Lovecraft
I’d suppose we all need no greater horror story this weekend than the prospect of a Mitt Romney presidency, or of the emergence of yet another Republican who has bizarre…
Donald Hall Says “Thank You” Twice
Donald Hall offers The New Yorker a series of reminiscences, observations and gentle declarations concerning the poetry reading, a beast he has come to know most intimately during his lifetime,…
Is Facebook’s new “feature” extorting small organizations?
Many businesses recently noticed that although their reported “likes” may have increased, only a portion of their posts were actually reaching their followers. Now, in order for organizations to reach…
It Never Hurts To Take A Second Look
Over on The Millions, Thea Lim takes an analytical look at Junot Díaz and his book, This Is How You Lose Her, shedding some light on the reactions it has inspired, from the accolades…
The World Without You: “A Painful But Necessary Transformation”
If you enjoyed our interview with Joshua Henkin, may we direct you to this review of The World Without You, featured in The New York Times Sunday Book Review. “Henkin’s prose is…
“best of all, I remember it all”
At The Bold Italic, Bucky Sinister writes about living in San Francisco after getting sober, how he learned to do things without drinking, and his newfound ability to follow through on creative…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Very impressive volcanoes. Breakfast around the world. This week in great bridges: the High Trestle Trail Bridge. Just the Czar having a good ol’ time. Actually pretty important: the future…
McSweeney’s Launches Poetry Series
McSweeney’s brand-new poetry series begins tomorrow evening in San Francisco. The inaugural reading will feature writers Allan Peterson, author of Fragile Acts (a Rumpus Poetry Book Club selection), Rebecca Lindenberg, author of Love: An Index,…
Lana Wachowski Receives HRC Visibility Award
Lana Wachowski, director of The Matrix trilogy and the new film Cloud Atlas, received the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award in San Francisco this past weekend. Don’t miss Wachowski’s speech, in which she…
The (Big) Business
“San Francisco’s critically acclaimed independent stand up comedy show takes over Cobb’s – for one night only.” Comedy collective The Business — featuring Mike Drucker, Caitlin Gill, Sean Keane, Alex Koll, Bucky Sinister, and Chris Thayer —…
Allan Gurganus on John Cheever
Over at The New York Review of Books, writer Allan Gurganus gives us a peek into his relationship with John Cheever while Gurganus was but a mere student in his…