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August 29, 2010
Last words 0
by Emily St. John Mandel
Japanese director Satoshi Kon died last Tuesday at the age of 46. His last words, a rambling text that his family uploaded to the Internet following his death, have just been translated to English: “Everyone, thank you for all the truly great memories. I loved the world I lived in.”
August 28, 2010
Appearing Elsewhere 0
by Edan Lepucki
In anticipation of their 30 Below Story Contest, Narrative Magazine is highlighting work published on their site by writers under 30. Today my story, “I am the Lion Now,” has been added to the list.
August 27, 2010
A resolution 1
by Emily St. John Mandel
On the relative statuses of literary, mainstream, and genre fiction: a resolution. (From Stephanie Anderson, manager of WORD in Brooklyn.)
August 27, 2010
Again, I Ask: Are Picture Books Leading Our Children Astray? 12
by Jacob Lambert
The next time you’re in the supermarket, inspect a box of Alpha-Bits. What you’ll find in that milk-splashed bowl will shake you to your core.
August 27, 2010
Words Possessed: Ben Greenman’s What He’s Poised to Do 1
by Theodore Wheeler
The stories in this collection often dwell on the distance between letter-writers and those who receive them, and that much of the correspondence isn’t received by its addressee seems somewhat beside the point. What matters is the letter-writing itself, that which gives sanction to the pen-holder’s yearning. The mail is official, it’s real.
August 26, 2010
How to be a Good Literary Loser 0
by Ujala Sehgal
Rick Gekoski, previously shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley prize, talks about what it means to be a good literary loser, at Guardian: “And as soon as the winner is announced and it isn’t you,” Colm Tóibín observed, “the cameraman just walks away, and you are left there at the table trying to look composed, and you [...]
