Month: September 2009

September 22, 2009

>Genius

>The winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grants have been announced: For MacArthur Grants, Another Set of Geniuses. For writers, it’s always interesting…
September 21, 2009

>TriQuarterly To Cease Print Edition

>Literary Magazines were suffering even before the recession, so they’re under even more pressure now, as we’ve seen in the cases of The Southern…
September 19, 2009

>In an Uncharted Country at New Dominion Bookshop

>Although I’ve been doing a few book signings, my first reading from In an Uncharted Country will be at noon on Friday, September 25,…
September 18, 2009

>Poetry Reading at WLU

>If I lived in, say, New York, I wouldn’t go to every reading I hear about. Too many. But they aren’t that common, and…
September 18, 2009

>Press 53 Open Awards 2010

>Press 53 has announced the lineup of judges for its 2010 Open Awards. Meet the distinguished judges.
September 17, 2009

>Kind Words for In an Uncharted Country

>My friend–okay, so not an impartial reviewer–has posted some nice comments about In an Uncharted Country on her blog: In an Uncharted Country, Stories…
September 16, 2009

>The New Yorker: "The Lower River" by Paul Theroux

>In the Contributors’ Notes we learn that Paul Theroux has work of fiction, “A Dead Hand,” forthcoming, but we are not told whether this…
September 14, 2009

>Book Stuff

> I’ve been away, that’s my excuse. Last week, I got swamped with preparations for a trip, and then went to Chicago for the…
September 8, 2009

>Man Booker Prize Shortlist

> The shortlist for the 2009 Man Booker Prize has been announced: A S Byatt The Children’s Book (Random House, Chatto and Windus) J…
September 7, 2009

>In an Uncharted Country

> My collection of linked short stories is now available for purchase from the publisher, Press 53, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s Books, or…