Bechdel and Karr on memoir meeting life
Memoirists Alison Bechdel and Mary Karr disclose the difficulties of showing personal nonfiction to the people — in this case, mom and old friends — depicted in it. (Via.)
Memoirists Alison Bechdel and Mary Karr disclose the difficulties of showing personal nonfiction to the people — in this case, mom and old friends — depicted in it. (Via.)
As A.L. Kennedy’s Day appears, she discusses her revision process — often involving as many as 150 passes — and much more.
The ever-reliable Scott McLemee has whetted my interest in Clive James’ criticism. Apart from the odd excerpt, I haven’t read him.
The Book Standard profiles the Tournament of Books, where Sam Lipsyte, Elizabeth Gaffney, and Sasha Frere-Jones have recently entered judgments.