Monthly Archives: May 2010
Will There be a Riot at the Literary Death Match Tonight?
The Literary Death Match makes it’s triumphant return to New York tonight, and has a cast of misfits unlike any of the previous lineups I’ve seen. Mike Edison performing? (Former Vol. 1 Brooklyn Storytelling host) Jena Friedman judging alongside Richard … Continue reading
Good Cover: Mozipedia: The Encyclopedia of Morrissey and The Smiths
Thanks to Largehearted Boy for the tip.
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75-Year-old Penguin Buys a Car
Penguin is 75 years old. I know this thanks to Jacket Copy. I’d like to thank Penguin for putting out the Viking Portable Library series, and also finding a way to get their tote bags on the shoulders of so … Continue reading
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Reviewed: The Awful Possibilities by Christian TeBordo
(featherproof, 2010) 185 p. Review by Tobias Carroll Punctuating the spaces between stories in Christian TeBordo’s collection The Awful Possibilities are a series of postcards, their images disfigured by the skull-faced raindrops that alight across the book’s cover, their words … Continue reading
Hot for Translator
Natasha Wimmer, translator of Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives and 2666, is interviewed over at Granta: How much did you have to get absorbed in the atmosphere of the book, and how did you achieve that? NW: If you mean … Continue reading
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Papa Lipsyte
Sam Lipsyte’s old man gets a nod in the Review this week. Baseball, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Herman Melville are all mentioned.
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Weekend Bites: Brontë-mania, Lost Books, Eisenberg Going Hungary, Dalloway Turns 85, and More
to make sense of “Brontë-mania.” No mention of Brontë metal. There is also mention of Brontë’s possible use of a laptop over at HTMLGIANT. (See pic above) Jami Attenberg reads. Deborah Eisenberg discusses Hungarian novel, Skylark. Mrs. Dalloway is 85. … Continue reading
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Yo Bret Easton Ellis, What’s up With Them Shoes Playboy?
Bret Easton Ellis talks to Vice. He discusses his books and “complicated tweets.” Makes no mention of his terrible shoes: The Salinger one. On the day he died, you posted: “Yeah!! Thank God he’s finally dead. I’ve been waiting for … Continue reading
The Black and White Literature of Chicago
Criminal Class Review Vol. 3 is 175 pages of stories and poetry by familiar names like Stephen Elliott, Jim Goad, and a host of people who’ve appeared in numerous lit. journals and mags that I like. It’s sparse black & … Continue reading
