Gabriel O’Malley‘s “Letter From Dublin” for n+1 is an interesting primer on the current state of Ireland following the collapse of the Celtic Tiger.
Celtic Tiger’s Collapse
Mark Haddon Takes to the Stage
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time author Mark Haddon will see his debut effort as a playwright hit the stage next month. The Independent tries to get the scoop. "So now we have this game of chess, in which you ask me what my new play is about, and I choose not to tell you what it's about."
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Remembering Ronan
Almost a year ago, Emily Rapp's son Ronan passed away from Tay-Sachs disease. At The Rumpus, Rapp discusses her loss and how it affects her current pregnancy. "A boy was born in the world, already doomed by genetics, in March 2010. A girl, if all goes well, will be born in the world in March 2014, and born to do what?"
No Wonder They Spend More Time, Then
Are these two statistics linked? According to a Pew Internet Libraries study, 30% of those "who read e-content say they now spend more time reading," and according to studies cited on CreativePro, people can read printed text read "25% faster than on-screen text."
Bill Morris on the Road
Our own Bill Morris (the man Michiko Kakutani once compared favorably to John Updike) is hitting the road in support of his novel Motor City Burning, and you can catch him now as he swings through the South before heading to the Midwest. Elsewhere, see what Detroit's hometown paper learned from Bill about a novel that mines the city's fractious history.
From the Mixed Up Files of DFW
Newsweek takes an "infinitely fascinating quest" through David Foster Wallace's just-released archive at University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center.
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Dōmo arigatō, Charlie Brown
BOOM! Studios will release a graphic novel about Charlie Brown and his friends traveling to Japan entitled It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown!
A Generation of Black Writers
Sophia Nguyen writes for Harvard Magazine about the Dark Room Collective, a group of black writers of “starry critical mass whose impact on American letters continues to expand.” Pair with her Millions review of Collective member Tracy K. Smith’s new memoir, Ordinary Light.
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