Ban “Bravery” from Book Jackets
David Ulin at the LA Times makes interesting argument for retiring the word “brave” from jacket copy. Citing its overuse and the seeming dissonance of describing literature as brave in the…
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Art as Ephemera?
David Ulin writes about Shelley Jackson’s new project at the Los Angeles Times. If you didn’t hear about her previous project, Skin, now is a good time to do so.…
Making Sense of the “Floating Cultural Stew”
Over at the L.A. Times, David Ulin argues that the art of the contemporary essay is “in a renaissance.” He praises the recent essay collections of Tom Bissell and Mark…
Out of the Vinyl Deeps
A new collection of music criticism from renowned critic, Ellen Willis, Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music, is equal parts service journalism and cultural commentary.
The Blurb #20: Joy Is a Job
I, too, want to feel a buzz, but I have no illusions. It takes effort. Reading good books requires discipline.
David Ulin on the LOA’s Raymond Carver
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is stunningly desolate, a group of stories so laconic they almost perfectly reflect the resignation of characters struggling with alcoholism, infidelity…