Over at Emerging Writers Network, Dan’s been hyping up Short Story Month, and a lot of others are getting in on the action. Marcel Jolley mentioned mix tapes over there. So I submitted a mix tape for Dan, themed along Fantastic Fiction. Love the concept of mix tapes. Did a bunch on this blog way […]
Over at the Times Literary Supplement, there’s a detailed article about the Norse mythology that gave rise to Tolkien’s latest (last?) book published by his son Christopher Tolkien. “The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun” is all poetry — don’t miss that crucial detail. And it fills in a mysterious gap in the Nibelung legend. Here’s […]
I have gone to the dark side. I am now twittering. And sending tweets. And feeling twitterific. And any other coinage/catachresis you’d like to apply. Look for me under bookfox. Now that I’m done with my cross-platform promotion, time for some serious analyzing of this new medium. My biggest problem with text-messaging and twittering is […]
Usually I’m against the coronation of certain days or months as special celebrations of whatever, because by now, I’m sure every day of the year has some kind of movement associated with it. May 5th: Salamander Day. June: Bowler Hat Month. (okay, so I made those ones up) But when it comes to short stories, […]
Esquire is giving the short story a little nudge. Or, given the bar-brawl story they just published, more like a shove. They are starting to publish stories again, albeit only online, and are also sponsoring a contest for short stories under 4000 words with one of these three titles: Twenty-Ten An Insurrection Never, Ever Bring […]
Donna Rifkind did an excellent job introducing the books of each writer in one quick introductory swoop, so the panel could discuss their ostensible topic: Exiles and Outsiders. I’m sure it was just a coincidence that this panel had four female writers. Gioconda Belli was literally exiled from her native Nicaragua because of an unfriendly […]
First of all, go visit Jacket Copy, if you haven’t already. Carolyn Kellogg presided over a host of helpful bloggers (including me!) that captured the spirit of the event. Highlights: The Granta soiree at Equator books — I’d actually never been there before, but it’s a beautiful bookstore, with exquisite collector’s books. Drinks with LA […]
Moderator: Veronique de Turenne Gina Nahai Jean Hanff Korelitz Andrew Sean Greer Janet Fitch It’s par for the course to mock the panel title. This happens annually. The moderator Veronique de Turenne commented on the vague title, comparing it to the names of floats in the Rose Parade. Andrew Sean Greer likened it to Prom […]
One of my pet peeves is when I get PR emails supporting literary readings that never mention the city, because isn’t it so incredibly obvious that all literary events happen in New York City, I mean, where else could they possibly happen? They mention an address on 20th Street, and everyone who ever receives that […]
I’m very much looking forward to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend. There’s a list of all the attending authors, but you have to wade through a lot of children’s book authors and commercial writers (not that there’s anything wrong with them) to sift out the good stuff. Might be helpful to […]
