Having some trouble conjuring up the usual Monday morning papier-mâchè cubicle smile here, so I’ll refer you to Mr. Maud’s three–part diary of our Austin trip. In short: we ate our weight in breakfast tacos, hung out with friends, supped with James Hynes and his friend Mimi, and experienced Artz with Hayden Childs. Also, Max(x) performed, and I did (emergency) . . .
Stephan Clark’s “A Literary Purge,” on teaching English literature and creative writing at a Ukrainian university, opens not with a knock on the door but a call to his mobile phone.
The University of Iowa’s Borges Center hosts a conference on the Argentinian writer next week. Events are free and open to the public.
Gary Indiana’s blistering critique of Clive James’ Cultural Amnesia further whets my curiosity. (Thanks, Andrew.)
“The Synoptic Gospels — Matthew, Mark and Luke — present a conundrum that is probably unique in the annals of literary research.”