Reality Diet
David Shields becomes the poster boy for The Death of the Novel.
Writing About Writers
A collection of 17 issues
Creation and Subversion
Translator Suzanne Jill Levine’s important (don’t be scared) book The Subversive Scribe is reissued.
Talking With Elliot Weinberger
The literary man for all seasons is interviewed.
Birds Without Wings
Those lefties are at it again in Paul Berman’s new tome.
Michiko and Martin
An article of sorts in a British newspaper (sort of) spawns some cogitation.
The Sage of Baltimore
H.L. Mencken left a rich literary legacy, including his autobiographical writing.
Dirty Laundry
Nine relationships between famous writers examined for more than gossip.
Tinkers Redux
Literary prizes—meritorious or beauty pageants?
Conversations With Poets
Conversations from a renowned poetry workshop.
The World’s Whisper
“The most common actions can be enhanced and lit up by the association of the mind.”