Recent Articles

February 9, 2010

Reckless and Dangerous: Justin Taylor’s Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever 0

by Theodore Wheeler

Justin Taylor depicts a generation raised on video games and cable-news politics, a nation where alcohol abuse and sexual discord are the main rites of passage.

February 8, 2010

Sam Lipsyte’s The Ask 0

by Edan Lepucki

At FiveChapters this week, you can read an excerpt of Sam Lipsyte’s forthcoming novel, The Ask.

February 8, 2010

Cooped up in a Bookstore, Just to Stop Reading 3

by Shaj Mathew

A new Kaiser Family Foundation study indicates a roughly 25% drop in print newspaper and magazine readership among kids ages 8-18 since 1999. Why? The answer lies in the Internet-saturated, online-only culture in which I have grown up.

February 5, 2010

Fuck Yeah, NYRB 0

by Patrick Brown

Who says publishers have weak brands?  Someone loves the NYRB Classics so much they started a Tumblr blog about them.  It is called, appropriately, Fuck Yeah NYRB Classics!

February 5, 2010

How Do I Get Home? A Profile of Nick Flynn 2

by Rebecca Keith

Flynn navigates murky waters through his elegant language, trying not to blame the map he was given for his apprehension.

February 5, 2010

Deckle Edge in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 18

by C. Max Magee

The deckle edge dates back to a time when you used to need a knife to read a book. Those rough edges simulate the look of pages that have been sliced open by the reader.