April 5, 2007
Attention, Lit-Mag Lovers!
CLMP’s Literary Magazine & Small Press Fair Recharging the Sensorium: Central Connecticut State University’s Writing Conference Friday, April 27th, 2007, 9am-5pm Location: Founder’s Hall Central Connecticut State University New Britain, […]
April 5, 2007
Short Takes
MIT builds a better foot. Mommy Oprah? “Britain has one camera for every 14 subjects: keeping account of everything is full time work.” “Alairy” is clearly a British phenomenon. I […]
April 4, 2007
Feeling a Little Loopy?
Maybe, then, Hofstadter’s latest is for you. The author of Goedel, Escher, Bach has a new book out.
April 4, 2007
Short Takes
Typewriters and their thrilling nature. How to judge a flop. Plug your book, babe. “Whenever a once-famous person resurfaces in the news, reporters rely on a kind of journalistic shorthand […]
April 3, 2007
Cavallaro’s Jesus
There is an episode of Seinfeld in which George and Jerry are talking at the coffee shop about George’s schemes to combine a few of his favorite things: sex, food, […]
April 3, 2007
Short Takes
Hot Metal Bridge has launched itself out of PA. Michael Martone and Dan Chaon guest star. “I even bought The Road, intending to give it a fair read, a fresh […]
April 2, 2007
Short Takes
“If you came into the kitchen in my house when I was growing up and you were looking for something ??? money or a clean shirt or permission to go […]
March 30, 2007
Short Takes
Girls in college: a subject of constant fascination. (via AL Daily) Lighting and volcanoes: closer than Zeus and Hephaestus ever thought. “You don’t look gullible, but you are.” Oprah [hearts] […]
March 29, 2007
Short takes
Benjamin Percy is awarded The Paris Review‘s Plimpton Prize for his short story “Refresh, Refresh.” Quite a way to pay for daycare. And he didn’t even have to split it […]
March 28, 2007
Short Takes
The Chinese pirate more books than DVDs per year. In other news, it’s possible to pirate books. “You can always tell a Harvard man when you see him, but you […]
March 27, 2007
Spring 2007 Has Sprung
The Spring 2007 issue of The Kenyon Review, that is. Since many folks make the KR Blog a destination spot and may miss updates on the “front page”, I thought […]
March 27, 2007
Checking the Mail
What is this ardent interest in the mail? Whether it’s email or post, I have to discipline myself to keep from checking every few minutes. It’s been this way since […]