Tomorrow, August 20th, is the 120th birthday of H.P. Lovecraft. Lev Grossman talks some Virginia Woolf. Remember last year when he wrote about Virginia’s husband in The Believer? (We’re just trying to give you things to read this weekend.) The short list is announced for the St. Francis literary prize. The writers and their nominated books are: Kevin Brockmeier, The Illumination; Joshua Cohen, Witz; Jonathan Dee, The Privileges; Yiyun Li, Gold Boy Emerald Girl; Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat; and Brad […]
The post-Bloomsbury sound of Princeton
Posted by Jason Diamond A few years back, the group Princeton released a four song ode to Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, John Maynard Keynes. The EP was titled “Bloomsbury,” and without trying to sound like an overzealous hype man, it was one of the most perfect slices of lit pop that I’ve ever heard. Since then, the band have gone on to release a full length, and are back again with their newest single, “Clamoring For Your Heart.”
Morning Bites: Gary Lutz,Virginia Woolf on the beach, Philip Levine, London bookstores, and more
This morning we’ve got the secret to not being robbed in London, things people thought would happen in the future, Gary Lutz, Virginia Woolf, and much more.
Bites: Mayor Emanuel as Holden Caulfield, Ira Glass on Storytelling, Virginia Woolf and More
@MayorEmanuel is our generations J.D. Salinger. Or something like that… 59 things you didn’t know about Virginia Woolf. Ira Glass on the art of storytelling. The Atlantic reviews of 30 Rock are pretty great, don’t ya think?
Bites: Virginia Woolf’s Birthday, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Jews Defending Céline
Virginia Woolf was born in London, 129 years ago today. (Image via Etsy) Great article on the comic book art of the great Alejandro Jodorowsky. Jews come to the rescue of Céline. Do things get awkward? Find out.
Virginia Woolf Would Have Been 128 Today…
I didn’t even realize that. Thankfully, Paste Magazine did and gave us ten songs about her to celebrate.
Outside of Society, That’s Where Patti Smith Wants to be
Patti Smith was in the New York Times yesterday, discussing the PBS premier of the documentary, “Patti Smith, Dream of Life”, on Dec. 30th. The broadcast, part of the PBS series “POV,” is but the first step in what appears to be an all-out blitz to erase any remaining notions that Ms. Smith has not done enough work yet. That quote didn’t sit right with me, as I wasn’t aware anybody thought Smith’s body of work was lacking anything — […]
Bites: Ted Kennedy, Victorian Hero?, V. Woolf liked sci-fi, losing Afhanistan, newspaper bailout, Vol.1 is connected
Lit. The Rumpus shares what Peanuts would look like if it had been written by Charles Bukowski. Was Ted Kennedy a Victorian hero? This new study, “Hierarchy in the Library: Egalitarian Dynamics in Victorian Novels,” suggests that “novels are a cultural technology for teaching cooperation and suppressing attempts to gain dominance.” Virginia Woolf liked science fiction! (Thanks, The Rumpus) The New York Times takes a look at “The Evolution of Publishing” Levi Asher gets back to “Reviewing the Review” at […]