A Whole Lotta Larry
A Miracle of Catfish, the novel that Larry Brown was working on at the time of his sudden death, is released tomorrow. So we’ll have plenty of coverage this week. For now, I’ll refer to what Martin Clark, author of The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living and Plain Heathen Mischief, had to say about…
continue readingRare Book Lusts
Syntax of Things provided a link to the Rare Book Room, a site that allows visitors to see images of some of the rarest books in the world. Forget those eBay postings of Harry Potter books with misprinted covers. This is the real, rare, deal. How about a copy of Gutenberg’s Bible from 1455? Meanwhile, Kevin…
continue readingDavid Lynch on Bat Segundo
To celebrate the 100th installment of the literary world’s most hilarious podcasts, the amazing Bat Segundo broke out of the book box. This time out, the Bat managed to score an interview with film legend David Lynch. Great stuff, so be sure to check it out. And, a Slushpile-congratulations on reaching such an impressive milestone! Here’s…
continue readingNow Here’s a Deal I Would Approve!
All too often, the news about recent publishing deals leaves me depressed and baffled. Books about knitting, and still more books about addiction recovery, and books about cleaning out your refrigerator, and the history of ranch dressing, and knitting for cats, and all this other stuff. I know there is an audience for these things,…
continue readingPerspectives on Barry Hannah
The University Press of Mississippi’s impressive Perspectives series contains detailed examinations of Cormac McCarthy, Harry Crews, Richard Ford, and Wole Soyinka. The latest addition to the series is Mississippi’s own Barry Hannah. Perspectives on Barry Hannah, edited by Martyn Bone, contains work from scholars such as Melanie R. Benson, Mark S. Graybill, Richard E. Lee,…
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