2007 was a year of restraint. I got through a Thanksgiving without invoking Donald Barthelme. Still, no writers’ recipe project would be complete without a mention of Don B.’s soup recipes or event catering strategies. And Soft Skull gives me the perfect excuse: a reprint of The Teachings of Don B., complete with Pynchon introduction, is forthcoming next month. Here’s . . .
As the magazine publishes its 100th issue, past and future Granta editors reflect on its legacy.
How do we learn to read? Participate in the study here. (Thanks, Phil.)
NPR’s Bryant Park Project invited me to talk about some of the books I enjoyed last year.