Some candidates for translation
Francisco Goldman and others highlight novels that aren’t translated into English but should be. (Via.)
Francisco Goldman and others highlight novels that aren’t translated into English but should be. (Via.)
At last Patrick Hughes’ Diary of Indignities is headed for a bookstore near you. I believe the angelic lad on the cover (above) is Hughes himself — pre-D&D Magistrate days. The book’s statistically improbable phrases include “poo water,” “ass blood,” and “saltwater catfish.” Says Hughes: You just ain’t getting Party Melon and poo water and ass blood and Skinhead Katrina . . .
The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30pm and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication, with the date in the . . .
The NYTBR‘s Dwight Garner blogs. Perhaps the rise of institutional bloggers will finally squelch the idiotic blogs-kill-reviews meme.
Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love, guest-posts at The Inferior 4+1. Her new novel, The Cut Man, is on the way. (Via.)