Place and Ms. Christensen
Kate Christensen doesn’t invent places for her stories; she uses real ones. Her new novel unfolds partly in her own Greenpoint, Brooklyn home. (See also.)
Kate Christensen doesn’t invent places for her stories; she uses real ones. Her new novel unfolds partly in her own Greenpoint, Brooklyn home. (See also.)
While I focus on things other than blogging this month, I’m running a series on independent bookstores. Below Michael Kennedy, a writer and former journalist living in Tokyo, remembers Kenny’s Bookshop of Galway, Ireland, which closed its doors in 2005 to sell exclusively online. Since my connection to Ireland is one generation removed, I have returned to County Mayo several . . .
Doris Lessing, on her new SF novel, The Cleft: “[W]hat a pity it couldn’t have … James Thurber cartoons to illustrate it.”
Scrivener: amazing new tool to help you finish your novel, or amazing new stalling tactic? Either way, sign me up. (See also.)
The NY Times‘ real estate ad circular section doesn’t just trumpet luxury amidst a subprime meltdown. It may also be sugar-coating sales stats.