Tomorrow at Union Hall in Brooklyn, Myla Goldberg and Darin Strauss (both pictured above) discuss their new books, one of which looks back on the past through the lens of fiction, the other through the lens of memoir. All proceeds go to The Brooklyn New School (P.S. 146). Graywolf Press to publish poetry of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. At Beatrice: An interview with Skippy Dies author Paul Murray. At The Washington Post: Dave Eggers is done fighting […]
Tuesday Stuff: Liu Xiaobo’s Prison Food, Solomon Burke, Coffee Wars, Free Andy Borowitz and More
The Atlantic remembers Solomon Burke. Celebrity treatment in a Chinese jail means that Xiaobo would be served individually served meals instead of “a portion of food cooked in a large pot for many prisoners.” Stephen Elliott on the San Francisco coffee wars. Andy Borowitz is doing two free live shows tonight. Here are the details from an e-mail he sent out: As a special thank-you to Borowitz Report readers, I’ve scheduled two last-minute free shows Tuesday night October 12 in […]