Month: May 2008

May 31, 2008

>New Reviews at New Pages

>Check out the latest reviews of literary magazines at New Pages.
May 31, 2008

>The New Yorker: "A Night at the Opera" by Janet Frame

>This story, the contributor note tells us, was found among Janet Frame’s papers after her death in 2004. I have not read other work…
May 30, 2008

>Forthcoming

>It seems to be the natural rhythm of things. This is the time of year–so my records tell me–when I begin hearing from magazines…
May 29, 2008

>Snuff

>Chuck Palahniuk talks about his new book: Snuff. H/T Mary!
May 28, 2008

>Reading the World

>June, apparently, is Reading the World month. There’s a list, and I’ve only read a couple on that list, but I’ve got some world-lit…
May 27, 2008

>The Battered Suitcase

>This press release just arrived in my mailbox: NEW LITERARY MAGAZINE WITH INDIE SENSIBILITIES The Battered Suitcase Launches, focusing on the collective narrative United…
May 27, 2008

>The Writer’s Center

>When I lived in Washington DC, I took two writing workshops at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda. It was my first experience with workshopping,…
May 27, 2008

>George Garrett

>The VQR blog reports that George Garrett passed away on Sunday. Short Story magazine ran this interview with Garrett in the latest issue.
May 27, 2008

>William Butler Yeats

>The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats flash and broadband required
May 27, 2008

>New Issue: The Beat

>And speaking of new issues, here’s a new one of The Beat.