Sunday Sundries: Literary Links from Around the Web (March 1st)
Looking for some Sunday reading? Here are some literary links from around the web that you might have missed: A.N. Devers gives a primer on the fantastic fiction of Kelly Link Jedediah Barry on books...
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Game of Totes: Canvas Is Coming (Round 2: The Sweet Sixteen)
The War for the Canvas Throne began two weeks ago as 33 totes battled for the crown. In the first round, the public voted and decided who would advance. The 17 totes with the most votes (there was a...
View ArticleSunday Sundries: Literary Links from Around the Web (April 19th)
Looking for some Sunday reading? Here are some literary links from around the web that you might have missed: A reader’s guide to the works of Cormac McCarthy 154 short films for the 154 sonnets of...
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Joan Didion Honored at Authors Guild Dinner
The Lit Hub From fashion ads to tote bags, Joan Didion seems to be everywhere these days. Last night in Manhattan’s Edison Ballroom, members of the publishing world gathered to honor Didion at the...
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A Night at the Museum: PEN Gala Celebrates Charlie Hebdo After Controversy
Despite the armed police officers outside of the American Museum of Natural History, the metal detectors, and the gaggle of eager press inside (a group that included me), the atmosphere of last night’s...
View ArticleSunday Sundries: Literary Links from Around the Web (May 24th)
Looking for some Sunday reading? Here are some literary links from around the web that you might have missed: The Millions takes a look at “sheep lit” (books about sheep and shepherds) Planning a...
View ArticleDear Reader, Live: A Night of Bedside Letters Shared with an Audience
Unconventional writers’ residencies seem to be proliferating, with programs offering unusual workspaces such as Amtrak trains and the homes of famous writers. Joining the mix is Dear Reader, a series...
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Electric Literature’s Inaugural Genre Ball: Writers, Cocktails, and Zombies
Thanks to everyone who came out to Electric Literature’s inaugural Genre Ball! If you missed it, writers, readers, and book lovers of all sorts gathered in Liberty Hall at Ace Hotel New York for a...
View ArticleLiterary Mixtape: Alexander Chee Finds A Heroine
We’ve asked some of our favorite authors to make us a mixtape. This month’s installment is from Alexander Chee, whose new novel, Queen of the Night (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) comes out this week. It’s...
View ArticleMidweek Links: Literary Links from Around the Web (February 3rd)
Looking for some interesting reading to get you through the week? Here are some literary links from around the web to check out: A week with a new short story from George Saunders is a good week Does...
View ArticleOperatic Tempo and Coincidence: Alexander Chee’s The Queen of the Night
“Victory, defeat, victory, defeat, victory, defeat. Such is tragedy,” Liliet Berne asserts regarding the Verdi opera Il trovatore, and in doing so gives the reader a roadmap to her own narrative. This...
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