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August 17, 2010
Thomas Pynchon: The Comic Strip 0
by Ujala Sehgal
Galley Cat highlights a 2003 comic strip, “Thomas Pynchon, Man of Mystery,” that is unfortunately yet to go into syndication.
August 17, 2010
Pictures Made of Words 1
by Ujala Sehgal
Pictures made of words: Hang your favorite book on the wall with the complete text, arranged to depict a memorable scene from the book. (via @Harvard_Press)
August 17, 2010
Tuesday New Release Day 0
by C. Max Magee
Milan Kundera’s new collection of essays, Encounter, is now out. And for those still trying to figure out Inception, the shooting script has been published.
August 17, 2010
Where We Write: The Merits of Making Do 31
by Jessica Francis Kane
I began to suspect I was too susceptible to the idea of the “writer’s desk” and decided it might be better to do without one. Somewhere along the way, I began to work in libraries. More important, I began to get work done in libraries.
August 17, 2010
Old Tricks (Finally) Come Together: A Review of Paul Auster’s Invisible 13
by Daniel Roberts
Every time there’s a new Auster novel out, I think it may be different, and I give him a chance, and soon find I’m back in the usual territory: identity puzzles, murky timelines, ominous danger. And I’ve given the guy so many chances.
August 16, 2010
The Darker Side of Jack London 0
by Ujala Sehgal
“The United States has a startling ability to take its most angry, edgy radicals and turn them into cuddly eunuchs.” Johann Hari reviews James L. Haley’s new biography Wolf: The Lives of Jack London, at Slate.
