Robert and Richard Kalich are identical twins, and their family had the misfortune of having them both grow up to be writers.
“Happiness was born a twin.”
RIP Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison, outdoorsman and author of Legends of the Fall, has passed away at 78. Harrison was a prolific writer whose lust for life was evident in the scores of essay and poetry collections he published during the course of his career. Our own Bill Morris has some thoughts on why Harrison never managed to garner the audience that a writer of his caliber deserved.
Gulf Stream, Issue 9
The creative writing department at Florida International University has released the ninth issue of their on-campus literary magazine, Gulf Stream. The issue features the publication’s first inaugural Author Roundtable – a discussion between agents and writers from the Miami Writers Institute and novelists Cathy Day and Marc Fitten.
Edge of the Earth
Cheryl Strayed’s Wild is probably the best-known recent example of a memoir that centers on a journey through a harsh landscape. There’s another one that deserves your attention, too -- Kathleen Winter’s Boundless, which tells the tale of the writer’s voyage through the icebound Northwest Passage. At The Guardian, a review of the memoir.
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An “Illegal Library”
Banned Books Week is a few weeks away, but this youngster is taking matters into her own hands.
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Meet Jesus Makes The Shotgun Sound
What do SoCal's "vapid consumerism, gang violence, and social apathy" sound like? Jesus Makes The Shotgun Sound! Brace yourself and have a listen to their Raidohead-y latest single, "Do Not The Clothes Make The Man?!" or, if you're looking to induce epileptic fits, try the video.