Waugh to be disinterred?
Evelyn Waugh’s bones and Anne Frank’s tree are both in danger of being uprooted.
Evelyn Waugh’s bones and Anne Frank’s tree are both in danger of being uprooted.
Junot Díaz can’t explain why some people read and others don’t, but he thinks books are doing all right, considering.
For a woman who claimed to dislike drunks, my grandmother sure had a knack for attracting them. Of course she wasn’t responsible for her gallivanting father, Zone. And we have to give her a pass on the very charming first husband, Robert Bruce, who, Granny claimed, squandered so much of her money on booze, she couldn’t even afford to buy . . .
Don’t miss Chris Adrian’s gorgeous and harrowing Promise Breaker. I read it twice on the train to my sister’s last night.
Through December I’ll be posting recipes — not necessarily holiday-themed — and food-related stories from writers I like. The first contribution is from Kate Christensen, whose books I’ve raved about, and whose mad skillz in the kitchen will one day be the stuff of legend. You can read more of her recipes here. Wash 25 or so fresh Brussels . . .