Robert Roper wonders whether or not Ernest Hemingway‘s death has “eclipsed his work.” Elsewhere, Melville House wonders whether or not the FBI had something to do with it. The author’s influence is as apparent today as ever before, though perhaps it’s not his death that endures, but rather his perceived masculine mystique.
Idolizing Hemingway
#LemonadeSyllabus
Beyoncé's visual album/phenomenon Lemonade has only been out for a few days and already it has spawned countless thinkpieces. One of the best and most inspiring things to come out of it has been the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag, popularized by Rutgers University educator Candace Benbow. The series "encourages Black women to share curated reading lists of books, poems and other inspirational literature penned by Black female authors that celebrate every aspect of what it means to be a Black woman."
Extreme Bookselling: Japanese Edition
Japanese booksellers are not content to handsell books these days. No, no. Instead, they’re drawing on architectural know-how and creative spirit in order to master “the avant-garde art of book stacking.” (Hopefully none of them experience the Mariko Aoki phenomenon.)
No Talking
Writing a sci-fi novel? Need some quick ideas for your fictional hellscape? Then you need Randomized Dystopia, a tool which suggests basic liberties that your imaginary dictators can suppress.
Needs More Filigree
Kate Heart has put together an array of charts breaking down the covers of 2011's Young Adult fiction. Spoiler: the average book featured filigree and a white girl whose head is "mostly/ completely missing."
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Mass(ive) Effect
What effect, if any, are video games having on literature? Tobias Carroll at Hazlitt explores the surprising liminal space between video game narratives and literary fiction. This essay from The Millions is a nice complement.
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New Scott McClanahan
Recommended Reading: new Scott McClanahan. I repeat: new Scott McClanahan.
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The Plagiarist
"How I wish he’d stuck to being himself. Instead, he chose to be me." How it feels to have one's poetry plagiarized.
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As an animal lover I’ve always thought it would have been poetic justice if a rhino had shot him.