“[T]his highly original, farcical novel will keep you entertained in spite of (or more accurately, because of) its toxic narrator” At Library Journal, Lauren Gilbert on Sara Levine’s upcoming novel Treasure Island!!! (on Europa Editions.) Vice has an excerpt up from Amelia Gray’s forthcoming novel Threats. At Big Other, Paula Bomer chats with Edward Mullany. Philip Gourevitch has one of the most succinct summations of the week’s events regarding Occupy Wall Street at The New Yorker. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn […]
Reviewed: “Baby & other stories”
Reviewed by Tobias Carroll Paula Bomer Baby & other stories Word Riot Press; 176 p. review by Tobias Carroll Baby isn’t an easy book to read. That isn’t for any stylistic reasons: Paula Bomer’s prose is clear, and her narration is precise. The reader is never at a loss for the nature of the relationships in these ten stories; Bomer’s characters are clearly defined, their connections established cleanly from the outset. The neighborhoods where they live are familiar: comfortable neighborhoods […]
Weekend Bites: No Fatalities Reported at Lit Death Match, Favorites of 2010, Crazy Stuff Said at Bookstores and More
At The New York Times: Nobody died at the Literary Death Match, but we love the picture of Clay McLeod Chapman (above) doing his best boogeyman impression. At The Millions: Joanna Smith Rakoff and David Gutowski (Largehearted Boy) talk about stuff they’ve both read in 2010. At The Huffington Post: Another wacky list at HuffPo. This one is 9 crazy things said in bookstores. At Vice: NY Tyrant interviews Paula Bomer, author of Baby & Other Stories. At Impose: Josh […]