January 30, 2019
On Elisa Gabbert’s Lydia Davis and Completeness
I like to finish things, which is a failure; as James Richardson maintains in one of his (amazing) aphorisms, all stones are broken stones and to pretend otherwise is willful folly. I’ve […]
September 18, 2015
Mix tape: Mira Jacob’s speech, book festivals, long lists, short lists
Author Mira Jacob tried to give a speech for Publisher’s Weekly this week. When the sound system gave out, she stood on a chair and shouted. When no one heard […]