Posted by Jason Diamond From Galley Cat: In a fascinating casting choice, Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson will star in an upcoming adaptation–leaping from Stephenie Meyer to Don DeLillo in a single bound.
Went to: “On the Well-Tempered Sentence” at The Center for Fiction
Posted by Tobias Carroll The Center for Fiction, located on East 47th Street, is a modest eight-story building with a small bookstore in the front and event spaces, book collections, and writing rooms on ascending floors. I was there on this particular night to attend an event titled On the Well-Tempered Sentence, assembled by John Madera (the writer and critic behind, among other projects, Big Other). Madera hosted, providing lengthy introductions of each of the four panelists that also served […]
Bites: Literary Video Games, Faulkner’s Inspiration, Justin Taylor’s Music Picks, Riot Grrrl, and More
Literary classics that would be perfect for your Atari, Neo Geo, or whatever the kids are using to Donkey Kong on these days. The diary that inspired Faulkner. Justin Taylor picks out songs for Largehearted Boy. Kierkegaard gets the English treatment. Don DeLillo’s newest book, Point Omega, is reviewed. Salinger got some gin up his schnoz Marisa Meltzer talks riot grrrls at Slate. Balzac, Anna Karenina, and Susan Boyle, together at last.
Bites: Leg up on Lipsyte, Japanther’s Books, DeLillo on NPR, Digital Librarians, and More
Want to read the first five chapters of Sam Lipsyte’s forthcoming book, The Ask? BAM! Don DeLillo was on NPR to talk about his new book, Point Omega. The guy from Japanther likes some good books. LitKicks calls Patti Smith’s Just Kids, “the first great book of the new decade“. Melville House has a god on their hands. Shakespeare and a little kid. “Tech-savvy librarians” Califone on tour.