Afternoon Bites: World Book Night, Alexander Chee On Distraction, Joss Whedon’s Evil Robots, and More

Happy World Book Night! With that in mind, Emily Temple at Flavorwire has a list of books that benefit from being read out loud. And USA Today has a good overview of the event. Alexander Chee’s short essay on dealing with distraction is kind of essential, we would argue. Joss Whedon: using the power of evil robots to fight sexism. Sunday Stories alumnus Courtney Maum provides a list of survival tips for writers’ conferences. More news has emerged on Brian […]

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Afternoon Bites: Martha Grover, Bellevue Literary Press, Brian Wood, and more

FSG’s Work in Progress has a fairly massive list of “best of 2011” lists, including contributions from the likes of Amelia Gray, Sheila Heti, Justin Taylor, Ryan Chapman, and more. At the Portland Mercury, Alison Hallett on Martha Grover’s One More For the People: “it’s never self-pitying, and it provides a totally fascinating window into what it’s like to be young and sick.” New York had some kind things to say about Bellevue Literary Press in their latest issue. Sunday Stories alumnus […]

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Afternoon Bites: Charles Yu, WORD, Brian Wood, and more

The generally kickass witer Charles Yu made a recent appearance on the Bat Segundo Show. Greenpoint’s excellent WORD is holding a holiday open house this weekend. And if you’d like them to handsell you some books… Also in news of northern Brooklyn bookstores we love: Jon Reiss profiles the fine people of Book Thug Nation. Brian Wood on his experiences with the digital world as a comics creator. (If you’ve read and enjoyed The Dewey Decimal System or Zone One […]

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