Month: August 2010

August 16, 2010

>Anis Shivani: Anis Shivani: 17 Literary Journals That Might Survive the Internet (PHOTOS)

> Last week, Anis Shivani created some controversy with his list of overrated American writers. His new list is going to draw less fire,…
August 16, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Second Lives" by Daniel Alarcón

> According to the Q&A with Daniel Alarcón, this is an outtake from a novel the author is working on, but it seems to work…
August 13, 2010

>Bread Loaf

>In case anyone wonders, I’m not at Bread Loaf, which got underway yesterday.
August 12, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Train of Their Departure" by David Bezmozgis

> Begrudgingly, I have to admit that this excerpt from Bezmozgis’s novel in progress, The Free World, works pretty well as a short story….
August 11, 2010

>James River Writers Conference — October 8-9

>The 2010 edition of the James River Writers Conference is fast approaching. It’s October 8-9 at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, and this…
August 9, 2010

>Nicholas Negroponte: The Physical Book Is Dead In 5 Years

> Is the physical book dead? Oh, probably. Moribund, at least. Nicholas Negroponte: The Physical Book Is Dead In 5 Years
August 9, 2010

>The End of Andrew’s Book Club « Andrew’s Book Club

>The End of Andrew’s Book Club « Andrew’s Book Club
August 8, 2010

>TaniaWrites: The First Story Sunday on Twitter

> Tania Hershman continues to promote the short story. Read her blog post and then check out what’s happening on Twitter: TaniaWrites: The First…
August 4, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Blue Djinn" by Téa Obreht

> We’re not quite done with The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 series, but I think this one is my favorite of the bunch…
August 4, 2010

>6 Questions

>Six Questions for Clifford Garstang, Editor of Prime Number Magazine