Please, not another weather-beaten Wyoming cowboy
I’ve just finished the story collection Close Range by Annie Proulx. And can I say, not a moment too soon. A quick tour of her site turns up this nugget:…
Category Archives: on books
Out out, damn sexy
How many black musicians does it take to get Justin Timberlake’s sexy back? On Leno Wednesday, the count was 12. If you’ve got a print copy of the latest Wired,…
You know it’s a gloomy day when Pavement sounds fun
Nevertheless good things are afoot. For example: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorializes that Senator Rick Santorum is “the worst of Washington”, endorses rival Bob Casey. It’s the paper’s most-emailed story of…
This is not a picture of Dan Chaon
So you go to grad school and a good writer — say, Dan Chaon — comes to your class. Of course you bring your camera. One guy brought a tape…
How to Booker: skip the MFA
Kiran Desai tried workshopping at Columbia, decided it wasn’t for her (via). Just as she has faltered in accepting American citizenship, she has been unwilling to embrace the American style…
Super Powers
Yikes! Whatever you do, don’t miss the roundtable discussion of Richard Powers’ new book, The Echo Maker, going on this week over at Ed’s place. It’s a beautiful, wonderful book;…
Why you dirty rat
Today the LBC announced that our Read This! book for Fall 2006 is Firmin by Sam Savage, published by Coffee House Press. Firmin is about a highly literate rat who…
75 books: when I should be at home depot, buying a space heater
it’s unfortunate that all the parts-of-books I’m reading for my film noir class don’t add up to a hill of beans in the 75 books in ’06 race. I didn’t…
One book meme revisited
Because it’s a Friday and because Anne asked, I’m revisiting the One Book Meme. With new improved answers! 1. One book that changed your life? The Secret of the Old…
Awards!
The Nobel for literature goes to Orhan Pamuk (via The Millions). The National Book Award finalists have been announced. Is this the first year that a nominee has a myspace…
