Curiosities
April 17, 2013
“Reflections on Gandhi” 0
by Rhian Sasseen
Looks like George Orwell’s birthplace is going to be turned into a memorial – but to a different writer and activist. The land will be dedicated to Gandhi, who Orwell wrote about in his 1949 essay “Reflections on Gandhi.”
April 17, 2013
The Importance of Literature 0
by Rhian Sasseen
“Our bookstores hold a place in our communities where people go to escape their lives, to talk to a real person and just sit in a comfy chair surrounded by personally curated literature. This is what we do, who we are, so let’s make an extra effort to step away from our desks and computers [...]
April 16, 2013
Game Theory 0
by Thomas Beckwith
Recommended: Art of Fielding author Chad Harbach on sports novels.
April 16, 2013
Rhyme Time 0
by Thomas Beckwith
Now this is a headline for the ages: “‘Self-Harmers are Not Just Depressives’: Writing a Book About Cutters Who Cook.” (Incidentally, the book in question is Jessica Soffer’s Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots, which we covered last week.)
April 16, 2013
Writing for the Exposure 0
by Thomas Beckwith
You may recall that a one Sam Pink bared all in an ad for his new book. At the LARB, Michael Bible reviews that new book, which he says is a novel worth baring for.
April 16, 2013
Fresh Powder 0
by Thomas Beckwith
Year in Reading alumnus (and co-founder of The Morning News) Rosecrans Baldwin talks shop with Thomas Stoeckli, a photographer from Switzerland who specializes in photos of snowboarders.