My longtime literary idol (and, more recently, my friend) Rupert Thomson is working on an autobiographical book. I’ve mentioned this already, I know. But as I pace the halls, trying not to watch the clock or pick my cuticles, I keep wondering: will his memoir be as frank, sensual and disorienting as his best novels? And now I’ve decided: probably. . . .
Brooklyn’s Reanimation Library aims to build a collection of books that have fallen out of mainstream use. It privileges “‘outdated’ graphic information over current textual information,†and most of the library’s 530 volumes were produced in or before the 1970s. Located in Proteus Gowanus, the institution is open Thursdays and Fridays from 3 – 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from . . .
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In The Charms of Wikipedia, Nicholson Baker outs himself as a contributor to the group encyclopedia.
The fake memoir parade marches on. Can fact-checkers really be as expensive as a misspent advance and total recall?