Food writing fans: In the Chicago Tribune, several top chefs name their favorite books about food. (Thanks Laurie)
Best Food Books
Russian Slapstick
"Russian humor is to ordinary humor what backwoods fundamentalist poisonous snake handling is to a petting zoo. Russian humor is slapstick, only you actually die." Ian Frazier writes about the strange humor of Daniil Kharms for the New York Review of Books.
I Can Haz Illuminated Manuscripts?
Cats and the Internet, cats and the codex: a match made in history.
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Infographic: Summer Reads
This week in book-related infographics: Electric Literature has recommendations for summer reading, organized by location and required concentration level. Going to Italy? Try A Room with a View. Craving a tropical get-away? Read The Beach, obviously.
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27 letters
Here's a letter that no longer finds itself at home in our alphabet, & yet we use it everyday.
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“Bird could smell it.”
Recommended Reading: “Salvages” by Gabrielle Hovendon.
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The Struggles of Karl Ove Knausgaard
"But as anyone with the least knowledge of literature and writing—maybe art in general—will know, concealing what is shameful to you will never lead to anything of value," Karl Ove Knausgaard said in an interview with Jesse Barron for The Paris Review. They discuss memory, personal crisis, artistic shame, and how he would burn My Struggle if there were less copies. Make sure to check out our review.
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