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Join NOW!In a piece flawlessly titled “Reading While Female: How to Deal With Misogynists and Male Masturbation,” four female writers talk to each other about how women in college try to make sense of the male-dominated literature they’re taking in. One of many stellar quotes: Well, the pernicious thing about reading Roth when you’re a young […]
...moreExciting publishing news from the Onion, everyone! Looks like Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is releasing a new leather-bound Philip Roth! No, really. Like, the man himself is bound in leather.
...moreIn an interview with the Financial Times, the seasoned 78 year-old author, Philip Roth, has decidedly sworn off reading fiction by way of saying, “‘I’ve stopped reading fiction. I don’t read it at all. I read other things: history, biography. I don’t have the same interest in fiction that I once did.’” So, if you […]
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“I don’t go down wrong paths; I’d rather stare at the screen and delete until I’ve put something down that is working.”
...moreBecause I have way too much time on my hands, and because it’s oddly fitting this week, the book blog roundup is in the form of a dialogue between a hopeless writer and his roommate, who is stoned and watching CSI. Writer: “Fiction is dead.” (via) Roommate: “Oh, everything’ll be fine. Dude, look! They just […]
...moreJohn Wraith’s penis is a neat literary device. It provides character depth and motivation, and is central to every plot twist in the book.
...moreREASON ONE Rabbis get great seats. Or at least my brother does: for the last ten years or so, my older brother Steve has had a pulpit job at a large suburban temple in the Baltimore area. Many members of the congregation have a latent Jewish urge to impress their rabbi, to treat Steve well, […]
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Karan Mahajan discusses Family Planning, Indian literature, and the recent attacks in Mumbai.
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