Posted by Jason Diamond Over at Tablet, remembering Delmore Schwartz without making mention of his Lou Reed or Saul Bellow connections isn’t easy to pull off, but somehow it is done. (Also, please note the artwork by our own art director, Margarita Korol.)
The Bellow Slam at Housing Works
Monday, January 24 at 7:00pm at Bookstore Cafe Penguin Classics launches its sixty-fifth anniversary with a celebration of one of its greatest writers. Celebrate one of the most important writers of our times with readings by Joseph O’Neill, Gary Shteyngart, Joshua Furst, Dale Peck, Francine Prose and many others. Audience participation encouraged!
Favorite Books of 2010
Posted by Jason Diamond Note: This list doesn’t reflect the view of anybody else involved with Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and yes, I do realize it’s a mix of fiction and non. Sorry. 1. The Possessed by Elif Batuman I don’t believe that anybody on this planet is either the smartest or funniest person alive. But if I am in fact wrong, I believe Ms. Batuman could easily hold down both titles. In the least cheesiest way I can possibly say […]
Weekend Bites: 100 Years After Tolstoy, Yale Gives Back to the Incas, Richard Nash, Bellow’s Letters and More
At Slate: Looking at Leo Tolstoy 100 years after his death. At The Huffington Post: White people trying to make up for destroying ancient civilizations At Jewcy: An interview with Richard Nash. At Boing Boing: Somebody is really excited about the John Hodgman podcast. At The Atlantic: Sure, Harry Potter makes a ton of money, but is it the best franchise ever? At The Guardian: Saul Bellow: Letters is reviewed.
Saul Bellow Hatin’
The New Yorker printed a bunch of letters Saul Bellow wrote to famous writers. Tablet sums up the best of the best.
You Don’t Know Bellow?
According to this site, some people don’t.
Dusting off: Studs Terkel interviewed for Stop Smiling
In which the interviewer becomes the interviewed. Windy City institutions Stop Smiling Magazine, and the late Studs Terkel sat down for a conversation that was included in the “Chicago” issue of the magazine. Topics discussed included; Saul Bellow calling Terkel “a Stalinist”, Terkel’s relationship with Nelson Algren, and then a comparison of Bellow and Algren to each other. It all wraps up nicely with this gem of a quote: “After his death, there was a tribute to Nelson, and someone […]