Interview: Joe R. Lansdale, Author
Joe R. Lansdale is one of our most prolific writers. Author of twenty books, and more published short stories than my mathematically challenged brain can count, Lansdale effortlessly moves between the horror, science fiction, humor, western, and literary genres. I’ve only recently begun to delve into his immense pile of work and I think it…
continue readingGreat Reviews of Saunders and Gaitskill
The October/November issue of Bookforum presents two interesting reviews. The first is Sam Lipsyte’s review of The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders. You might remember Saunders briefly describing this new book in our interview back in August. The second is Minna Proctor’s examination of Veronica by Mary Gaitskill. Both are insightful…
continue readingMaybe Tattoo the Text on Your Skin
Via Bookninja, I learned about this great Wall Street Journal article detailing writers in New Orleans who lost their work in the hurricane. One poor soul, who lost most of his writings to the flood, has now taken to wearing a flash drive on a cord around his neck. Sad story, really.
continue readingDebate Grows Over Chick Lit and Feminism
There have recently been some interesting defenses of Chick Lit by writers who say that female critics shouldn’t be complaining about all those pink-covered books that feature such emphasis on shoes and dating. Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner said in an article with the San Francisco Chronicle that she minored in women’s studies at Princeton and…
continue readingBarry Blows Down the Block
“The Block” in Baltimore is a city block that is home to dozens of strip clubs where Blaze Starr once held court, but that’s not what author Max Barry is talking about in a post on his great website. Instead, he’s talking about overcoming writer’s block. A fan wrote in and said they were stuck…
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