A brief excerpt from Junot Díaz’s next book
At Omnivoracious, Junot Díaz offers a preview of his next novel(-in-progress). “Who knows when it will ever see the light of day again,” he says.
At Omnivoracious, Junot Díaz offers a preview of his next novel(-in-progress). “Who knows when it will ever see the light of day again,” he says.
“He was buried with his snooker cues, some very good Burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils, and a power saw.” Match the author with the Wiki bio.
“Voice Lessons,” a short story by Kate Christensen, is being posted in installments at Five Chapters this week.
Jonathan Coe’s The Rain Before It Falls, just out in the States, owes Rosamond Lehmann more than the name of its narrator.
The Bible, according to a new poll, is Americans’ favorite book. Mm-hmm… How many, do you reckon, have actually read it? I mean, apart from John 3:16, a couple Psalms or Proverbs, and the obligatory doomsday prophecies of Revelation. On a related note, did you know that many Evangelicals think it’s heretical to read and appreciate the Bible as literature? . . .