“Something heavy in what I write”
Iris Murdoch’s letters reveal her admiration for Raymond Queneau, the French novelist she saw as her mentor and to whom she dedicated Under the Net.
Iris Murdoch’s letters reveal her admiration for Raymond Queneau, the French novelist she saw as her mentor and to whom she dedicated Under the Net.
Sarah Waters, Victor LaValle, Jonathan Lethem, Aimee Bender, Kevin Wilson, Brian Evenson, and Nick Antosca are among the year’s Shirley Jackson Award nominees.
“Don’t read the back. Don’t read the introduction by a noted scholar. Especially don’t look at the cover.” Jack Pendarvis reads Wuthering Heights, wants to build house in Emily Brontë’s brain.
Tom Wolfe’s op-ed reminds Jack Pendarvis of the story that Harriet Beecher Stowe once broke into Mark Twain’s house in the night and started playing “Onward Christian Soldiers.”