In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Lucy Sante’s new book, fiction from Claire Taylor, and more.
Morning Bites: Eileen Myles, Grant Hart Remembered, Nnedi Okorafor, Cormac McCarthy on Film, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Eileen Myles and Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, an excerpt from Nnedi Okorafor’s new book, and more.
Morning Bites: Thomas Pierce, Kate Bernheimer Interviewed, Stuart Murdoch on Soccer, New Elliott Holt Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: fiction by Thomas Pierce, imagining an unmade Coen Brothers literary adaptation, Stuart Murdoch talks soccer, a new story from Elliott Holt, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Emily St. John Mandel, DJ /rupture’s Book Club, Revisiting “Miller’s Crossing,” Midwestern Indie Bookstores, and More
Sarah McCarry interviewed Emily St. John Mandel, Jen Doll interviewed Rainbow Rowell, DJ /rupture discusses excellent books, revisiting Miller’s Crossing, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Inside “Inside Llewyn Davis”, Internet Meme Theory, Michael Ian Black, And More
A roundup of literary links for the afternoon of March 2, 2012.
Weekend Bites: Capt. Ahab’s Boat, Donald Rumsfeld’s Clam Chowder, NYTBR Roundup and More
They found Capt. Ahab’s boat! Dick Watching will be blowing up this week!
A Serious Revisitation
It seems that with just about every Coen brothers film, it takes me two attempts to really fall in love with the film. Such was the case with A Serious Man. I saw it the first time, said “eh…”, and walked away. Then I saw it a second time and thought, “oh yeah, that’s brilliant.” With the film up for the best-picture award at the Oscars, Slate also takes a second look at the film.
Bites: The Coens Grit, Detesting Eggers, Dennis Cooper on Justin Taylor, Lit. Mystery Spots, and More
The Coen bros are closer to making True Grit a reality. From The Awl: “It’s safe to say that Eggers is currently the most detested man in American haute-literary circles.” Remember that time a bunch of people wanted to kill Salman Rushdie? He’s gonna write a book about it. Dennis Cooper on Justin Taylor. L Magazine reviews Taylor’s Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever. A literary mystery spot at Lit Kicks. Where all all the Jews in John Hughes’ […]