Month: November 2008

November 15, 2008

>The New Yorker: Story of the Year 2008 — NOMINATIONS OPEN

>As I did last year, I plan to name a Best New Yorker Story of the Year. Last year I came up with a…
November 14, 2008

>New Issue: Blackbird

>The Fall 2008 issue of Blackbird is no online.
November 14, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Leopard" by Wells Tower

>Please. Are they serious? First, this comment is late because my copy of the magazine didn’t arrive. Still hasn’t arrived. So I printed out…
November 13, 2008

>Toni Morrison’s A Mercy

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November 13, 2008

>New Issue: Triple Canopy

>Triple Canopy is new to me. If there’s fiction there somewhere I haven’t found it yet, but there’s other good stuff, so that’s okay.
November 12, 2008

>Under the Volcano with Sandra Cisneros

>I’ve written here before about my wonderful experiences at a small workshop in Tepoztlan, Mexico called Under the Volcano. I’ve studied there with Russell…
November 11, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Tin House 37: The Political Future

>I don’t think I’ll remember this issue of Tin House as one of my favorites. It arrived shortly before the election—good timing—and included a…
November 11, 2008

>Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan

>Last Night at the LobsterStewart O’NanViking 2007 Stewart O’Nan has written a dozen or so books (and, in fact, is currently on tour for…
November 10, 2008

>Name that Author!

>What a great idea! The National Book Critics Circle and The Paris Review announce a contest: Name that Author. NBCC will publish (“for the…
November 10, 2008

>Finding Focus

>I’ve subscribed to Men’s Journal for a couple of years now. I don’t always find it terribly enlightening, but I do like the “Ask…