On the iPad
I wrote about the iPad for the LA Times, focusing on the reading experience and what it means. I compared it to Amazon’s Kindle; e-ink and light weight notwithstanding, Apple’s…
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Talking to John Edgar Wideman
When I heard MacArthur Genius, National Book Award nominee John Edgar Wideman was doing a book with self-publisher Lulu, I was more than a little surprised. Then when I learned…
Ah, that’s better
After several weeks on the road, writing and blogging and a whole summer stacked with more responsibilities than you could shake a crashed hard drive at, I’m back. Lately I’ve:…
Zombies and Fante
Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of John Fante’s birth, and I wrote an article for the LA Times about how his work — particularly “Ask the Dust”– has survived. I…
