Don B.: In no need of special pleading
James Wolcott writes beautifully about Barthelme’s fiction, which shows up the forced whimsicality of its imitators. (Via.)
James Wolcott writes beautifully about Barthelme’s fiction, which shows up the forced whimsicality of its imitators. (Via.)
Deciphering authors’ handwriting is no easy task. See, e.g., Willa Cather’s letter at the Morgan.
So many movies die in the planning, I believed Stallone’s Poe biopic wouldn’t really happen. Unfortunately, it might. (Thanks, JD.)
Buenos Aires, ciudad de libros, is home to a bevy of English-language bookstores. Here’s a guide. (PDF alert.)
My friend Pia Z. Ehrhardt first published in webzines. She quickly developed a legion of online fans and started winning prizes. Last year MacAdam Cage published her debut collection, Famous Fathers and Other Stories. At the moment she’s working on Speeding in the Driveway, a novel set in New Orleans, where she lives. I’ve been hoping to bake and eat . . .