“Among the 457 letters in Joseph Roth: A Life in Letters, there is not one love letter,” begins Stefany Anne Goldberg’s review of the author’s collected–and often outright misanthropic–correspondence.
Joseph Roth’s Letters
Debt and David Graeber
Anthropologist and Melville House author David Graeber's Debt: The First 5,000 Years should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand economic trends. The author's book is so great and topical that it's earned a profile in Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
According to What’s Trending
It might sound weird, but Jon Methven McSweeney's really wishes you would tell him how he did with your egg whites and avocado wrap.
A Monster’s Body
Marjorie Liu is the author of Monstress, a new comic from Image. In her free time, she has also earned a law degree and published over twenty novels, novellas, short stories, and comics. Hear what she has to say about diversity, the body, and writing. You could also read our review of The Best American Comics 2014.
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Branded
"It is all bricolage for personal identity building," says Rob Horning of N+1, providing a somewhat bleak image of the "fast fashion" industry and social media, and what can be expected from the future.
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A Poem From Us
"A Poem From Us" features regular people reading their favorite poems. According to the project's founder, Felix Jung, its goal is to "use technology to help folks share their love of poetry with others." That's something we can all get behind, isn't it? You can participate in two ways: record a video of yourself recording your favorite poem, or request a set of free promotional stickers for the project.
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