Month: June 2010

June 23, 2010

>The New Yorker: "What You Do Out Here, When You’re Alone" by Philipp Meyer

> This story reminds me of a T.C. Boyle story in Harper’s earlier this year. Max, a Porsche mechanic with a successful business, is…
June 22, 2010

>Penny C. Sansevieri: 12 Secrets to Selling More Books at Events

> There are some excellent tips here. Some sound corny, but that doesn’t mean they won’t work. Penny C. Sansevieri: 12 Secrets to Selling…
June 21, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Here We Aren’t, So Quickly" by Jonathan Safran Foer

> Does this story remind anyone else of Lorrie Moore? The story is short and until the last paragraph every single sentence uses a…
June 21, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference

> Only three weeks until Sewanee! I’m looking forward to getting back there, seeing a lot of old friends and making new ones, and…
June 20, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Pilot" by Joshua Ferris

> I think we’ll put this one on the best-of-the-year watch list. It’s about Lawrence, a recovering alcoholic and aspiring TV writer who is…
June 19, 2010

>The New Yorker List, the Dzanc List

>Much has been written about the “20 Under 40” list promulgated by The New Yorker: “twenty young writers who capture the inventiveness and the…
June 17, 2010

>SWAG Reading: Bloomsday, June 16

> About 30 people turned out for the inaugural SWAG (Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Group of Writers) Reading at the Irish Alley Restaurant and Pub last night,…
June 17, 2010

>Shelf — A New Digital Magazine for the iPad Generation — DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ —

>Shelf — A New Digital Magazine for the iPad Generation — DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ —
June 15, 2010

>Chicago Lit50

> Speaking of lists, Newcity has posted a list of the “Top 50” Chicago writers. It seems like an odd undertaking–maybe even more so…
June 15, 2010

>Literary Magazine Rankings

>We know that some people put no store in rankings of literary magazines, and yet the lists persist. I’ve just found a new entry…