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.
