The Oxford American Winter Reading Issue
Just got a copy of the new Oxford American Winter Reading Issue and this thing is packed with great writing on every page. I was going to write an overview of the entire issue, but there is simply too much to cover in one post. The magazine’s website provides a great overview of all…
continue readingThey Just Don’t Appreciate Me!
Bookslut points out a McSweeney’s explaining some Possible Reasons My Short Stories Are So Poorly Reviewed by the Other Members of My Writers’ Workshop.
continue readingVollman Goes Batty
The fine folks over at The Bat Segundo Show scored a major interview with literary genius William T. Vollman. Vollman discussed a wide range of topics including Copernicus, the relationship between religion and science, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Ptolemy, Intelligent Design, Iraq, live lived according to the “cash nexus” versus life in other countries, the Bush Administration as…
continue readingFree Copy of Improbable Available
I tend to accumulate multiple copies of books. Either because they are gifts, or because I travel somewhere and can’t wait to get home for a particular reference, but I have several duplicates lining the Slushpile shelves. So I’m going to be cleaning those out in the coming days. Today, I’ve got an extra copy of Adam…
continue readingInterview: Michael Flocker, Author
Social observer extraordinaire Michael Flocker has written three well-received books on style, leisure, and our celebrity-obsessed culture. He brings a keen eye, a sharp wit, and an appreciated amount of sincerity to his work. While most other social commentators only want to poke fun, criticize and complain, Flocker intends for his work to benefit readers’ lives. The…
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