The final days of David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace’s family recalls his last weeks. He’d battled depression for more than two decades and lately been unable to write.
David Foster Wallace’s family recalls his last weeks. He’d battled depression for more than two decades and lately been unable to write.
Spinoff from Hurricane Gustav didn’t dampen the turnout at Randa Jarrar’s Bluestockings reading a few weeks ago. The more the rain and wind picked up, the more packed the place became. Eventually I think people were standing. In person Randa is every bit as vivacious and smart and funny as you’d expect if you follow her blog, Rockslinga — where . . .
The 5 under 35 honorees have been announced. All are books of interest, except the Gessen, which I loathed.
Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery took her own life in 1942, her granddaughter reveals. (Via.)