Month: January 2012

January 18, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey

> The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey will be published later this month. Margot is a terrific writer, and I suspect this…
January 17, 2012

>The New Yorker: "Labyrinth" by Roberto Bolaño

> January 23, 2012: “Labyrinth” by Roberto Bolaño The Q&A with Barbara Eppler, Bolaño’s first American Publisher, is interesting, but of no help with…
January 16, 2012

>Guest Editor for Smokelong Quarterly

> Starting today, for one week only, I am the Guest Editor at Smokelong Quarterly, one of the very best magazines around that focuses…
January 16, 2012

The New Yorker: “A Brief Encounter With the Enemy” by Said Sayrafiezadeh

January 16, 2012: “A Brief Encounter with the Enemy” by Said Sayrafiezadeh I found this story depressing as hell. It is apparently part of…
January 14, 2012

>Year of the LitMag: One Story #156

> [Note: this is the 4th installment in my Year of the LitMag series. If you would like to contribute to the series, leave a…
January 13, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Don’t Give Up!

> Last week I wrote that it is important to read—books and literary magazines. We not only learn from reading good work in our…