Month: March 2006

>I made it to two sessions today. The first was “Jewish Men and the Novel,” which I wanted to see mostly because Edward Schwarzschild,…

>The Virginia Festival of the Book started yesterday, in Charlottesville, but today was my first visit and I only had time to go to…

>by Madge McKeithen I’ve just ordered Madge’s book from my local bookstore. Can’t wait for it to arrive. In the meantime, check out her…

>Have you seen Context? I just picked up a copy at my local independent bookstore–for free–and also discovered that back issues are online. If…

>BookExpoAmerica is in DC this year, in May (at the Convention Center which is, incidentally, just 2 blocks from where I used to live)….

>Sitting in a coffee shop last week, I was approached by a young woman who was pretty easy to identify as a reporter–pen poised,…

>Blackbird is one of the best online journals around. Check out this audio interview with Elizabeth McCracken and Ann Patchett.

>This post is not part of my recent flurry of Litmag Catch Up reviews because I haven’t actually seen this magazine. But I was…

>I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the stories in Washington Square, the NYU student-run journal. For example, there’s the story “Zero” by…

>Prairie Schooner is a fine magazine (even if they did take over 5 months to respond to my most recent submission). The most recent…