And now for something completely different… The Wire reimagined as a Victorian novel and analyzed in a funny, yet sharp satire piece.
The Wire as a Victorian Novel
More on Sam Anderson’s Marginalia
In his inaugural column for The New York Times Magazine, former New York Magazine critic Sam Anderson expands upon the idea he shared with us in his "Year in Marginalia," his riff on our big Year in Reading series. And, as a sidebar to Anderson's column, the Magazine has published a brief excerpt of John Brandon's compelling essay from The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of Books (perhaps you've heard that title mentioned around here lately?)
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Lewis Explains Obama’s Way
The Big Short author Michael Lewis hung out with president Barack Obama for six months, and a 13,638-word profile is what ensued.
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Snowbound
Recommended Reading: Daniel Arnold’s Nervous Breakdown self-interview, which follows an excerpt of his new story collection, Snowblind.
McSweeney’s Column Contest
McSweeney's is accepting entries for their 3rd Annual Column Contest.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Eggers; Gaiman; Murphy, Upadhyay; Hastings
Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, while Neil Gaiman has an illustrated version of a previously published story on shelves. Also out: I Love You More by Jennifer Murphy; The City Son by Samrat Upadhyay; and The Last Magazine by the late Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings.
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The Best Images of 2012
The winning images from this year’s National Geographic Photo Contest are worth your time.