Another side of William Logan
Best known for his biting takedowns, critic William Logan is equally passionate about poetry he admires, including Louise Glück’s.
Best known for his biting takedowns, critic William Logan is equally passionate about poetry he admires, including Louise Glück’s.
A friend who heard my soundbite on WNYC earlier wanted details on the Literature in a Digital Age panel I’m moderating tomorrow at the Brooklyn Book Festival, so I thought I’d post them here, too. The panelists are John Freeman, Dwight Garner, and Sarah Schmelling. Given the topic, it should be a fun, wide-ranging discussion in which no one agrees . . .
At Bookforum, Sarah Manguso, author of The Two Kinds of Decay, offers a syllabus on the best writing about not writing.
William Blake’s Book of Job illustrations are among his works on display at the Morgan. (Slideshow; also, new Wilde.)
Lorrie Moore notes a comparison of Clarice Lispector’s work to the sweet plaster used to kill cockroaches. Like Jessa, I’m intrigued.