The Book Depository is “the UK’s largest dedicated online bookseller,” which is all well and good, but their live visualization of which customers are ordering what (and from where) might be the best part of the entire website.
Where In The World Is That Book Going?
Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream
How did Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean create one of DC's most popular comics in history? The Guardian finds out the inspiration behind The Sandman. McKean shares the stories behind his favorite covers, and Gaiman also addresses his resemblance to Dream. "I suppose he looks like me, though. But that's one of those peculiar things where you gradually start to look like your dog."
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The Scream
Edvard Munch's The Scream recently garnered a record breaking $119.9 million at Sotheby’s in New York. Despite the "tasty narrative potential" of the iconic artwork, the Pulitizer Prize winning art critic Holland Cotter thinks that the painting's new owner spent their vast sum of money unwisely.
Monkeys and Donkeys
Yann Martel's anticipated follow-up to Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, now has a cover. Yes, that's a monkey riding a donkey.
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Truth with a Dragon
Jeff Vandermeer writes for the Los Angeles Times about autobiographical influence in fantasy and sci-fi and argues that "there's little or no difference in process or results compared to "normal" fiction, except that sometimes you end up with a dragon in your story and sometimes you don't." Pair with Alex Trivilino's account of "binge-reading" Vandermeer's Southern Reach trilogy.
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“MFA Thesis (and/or Life Reevaluation)”
Did your MFA program offer impractical courses like "Problems in Modern Fiction"? At the Ploughshares blog, Rebecca Makkai offers some suggestions for more useful classes, such as "Introduction to Despair," "Pretending You’re Talking to Terry Gross When You’re Alone in the Car," and "The Art of the Flirty Author Photo Grimace." Pair with: Our interview with Makkai.
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Love to Hate
Just in time for AWP, The New York Times has published a look at "Why Writers Love to Hate the MFA." We've published several other perspectives on the degree over the years, like this, this, this and this.
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Holy Crap! This is awesome! And what a good way to get book recommendations! Who better to ask than: HUMANITY ITSELF.
I definitely agree, though I did get sucked into what can only be described as the Bermuda Shades of Grey Triangle on Sunday. I pinged from England to France and then to Ireland, everyone snapping up copies.
Too bad it is only printed books, at least that’s what I assume.
Johanna