8. Whatever Easily the most forgettable of Michel Houellebecq books. Remember Houellebecq was a philosopher and a poet before he became a novelist, and this early novel was a stepping stone into his new choice of profession. It has some of the seeds of later Houellebecq — loneliness, sexual frustration, philosophical asides — but lacks the […]
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I’ve added a new page in Bookfox, one that I hope will give you a great deal of pleasure: The Most Beautiful Sentences in Literature Currently I have 100 authors on the list, but I might get sick of a few of them and boot them off in favor of new talent. I made this list […]
What is the history of punctuation signs? Would you believe me if I told you that there was a time with advanced language but without punctuation? And that the history of punctuation signs involved a lot of fighting, backstabbing, and theft? And that the way we punctuate now, with rules that we consider as irreproachable […]
There is no good reason why a graphic like this should cause controversy, but I know it will: people will complain that a novelette is the same thing as a novella, or that micro fiction is the same thing as flash fiction, or that I made up the category for Russian Novel (okay, that last one […]
If you’re looking to submit a manuscript to Catholic publishing companies, or if you’re looking for good reading to bolster your faith, this is the right page. Below are the ten best Catholic book publishers for your manuscript (with bonus ones added at the end!). Below I explain what each publisher accepts, and their submission […]
Here’s what you should never do: dash off a story and send it to a Flash Fiction contest below. Nothing is worse than hastily written very short fiction, with all its seams and gears showing. If anything, you should take much more time to craft your stories under 1000 words, because the precision of a tiny jewel is […]
If you’re looking for a list of the best places to publish your nonfiction or essays, check out this new list I have at Bookfox: The Best Literary Nonfiction Markets It uses the same methodology as in my Best Literary Journal Rankings. It uses the Best American series, specifically the Best American Essay series, to […]
This is a reading list of the best modern novels that deal with Catholic or Protestant themes. I’d call it Christian Literary Fiction, but the more common term is probably Modern Christian Literature. A definition: By “Christian Literature” I mean the broad Christian faith, including Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox. Most of the books on this list […]
After 11 years, the literary journal BLACK CLOCK will be ceasing publication in June of 2016. This press release was sent out to submitters: Unfortunately Black Clock will be ceasing publication as of June 2016. This surprising decision was not made by us, the editors, and we were not aware such a decision was looming […]
