November 15, 2006
Today Is the Day of the Imprisioned Writer
PEN is once again asking us to remember those being censored for writing: The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN is marking the 26th Writers in Prison Day 2006 […]
November 15, 2006
Short Takes
“His brain is amazingly plump,” Dr. Witelson says. She ought to know. “What I think is that a shorty book can contain a lot of bullshit, but a long book […]
November 14, 2006
Short Takes
Ever had a song ruined for you? Some literary gossip (isn’t that the point of these things?). Seth Godin, whose advice you may have seen already, and Jen Leo advise […]
November 13, 2006
Short Takes
Sorry for the lateness–one of those mornings. The dirty truth about David Foster Wallace. Jodi Picoult writing… Wonder Woman? (Thanks, Ted!) On a slightly-related note: sci-fi Jack Williamson is dead. […]
November 12, 2006
An Interview with Claire Messud, Part II
For the first part of the interview, please click here. Liz Lopatto: It sounds as though the emphasis for you is on communication, on the audience as well as the […]
November 11, 2006
An Interview with Claire Messud, Part I
With her third novel, The Emperor’s Children, Claire Messud did something every writer dreams about: received positive critical notice, and hit the bestseller list. Still, one can’t have everything; when […]
November 10, 2006
Rejection
I got a rejection from The Georgia Review the other day. I did what exactly what all the rejection experts tell you do: I sent my story off to the […]
November 10, 2006
Short Takes
The marks every good editor ought to know. PW’s 100 best books of the year (for the record, I’ve read exactly one of them–via Syntax of Things). Attention, everyone who […]
November 9, 2006
In Case You Missed It…
Here’s a link to Robert Wrigley (BAP 2006) reading his poem “Partisan” on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec06/poem_11-06.html I mean, I sure missed it. Who knew NewsHour was all […]
November 9, 2006
Short Takes
This is what Borges-fans (and isn’t that everyone who can read ?) have been waiting for for ages. (via Conversational Reading) “I’d like to talk about some books I’ve been […]
November 8, 2006
Remembering Tennessee Williams
The regrettable result of overemphasizing a particular work of literature can be the obfuscation of the truth of that author’s illuminating presence. Take Glass Menagerie: might the impressionable youth of […]
November 8, 2006
Short Takes
Too busy to read a whole book? Log on to Daily Lit and get a piece of a book of your choice in your inbox every day. The literary rat. […]