George Saunders’ Pastoralia is that unusual book that appeals to Mr. Maud and me equally. Over the years it has sown mild discord in our household. As in: “Hey, isn’t it my turn to read that now?” “No, I’m pretty sure it’s mine.” This morning I’m spreading the Saunders love by giving away a matched set of his Pastoralia, . . .
Dan Rhodes’ latest novel, Gold, is out in the U.K., and Niall Griffiths offers praise at the Guardian.
From the Dept. of Strange Casting: Titanic stars DiCaprio and Winslet will star in a screen adaptation of Richard Yates’ Revolutionary Road.
A Connecticut high school principal prohibited students from performing a play based on letters from soldiers in Iraq.
Michael Oakeshott, intellectual hero to “chameleon [and] combative gadfly” Andrew Sullivan, served as the model for Hugo in Iris Murdoch’s (excellent) Under the Net.