Gabriel García Márquez can no longer write due to senile dementia, though “he still has the humour, joy and enthusiasm that he has always had,” announced Márquez’s brother.
Gabriel García Márquez Can No Longer Write
The Other Fitzgerald’s Fiction
Recommended Reading: Zelda Fitzgerald’s short story “The Iceberg,” which she won a prize for as a teenager. Pair with: Our review of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.
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Time Traveling in Octavia Butler’s ‘Kindred’
Octavia E. Butler's Kindred remains a touchstone of speculative fiction for its innovative use of time travel to reckon with slavery in the antebellum South.
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Kindle Price Drop
Amazon’s response to the iPad? The pricetag for a Kindle has just dropped to $189.
Asterix Co-Creator Retires
Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, announced his retirement yesterday. Since 1977, Uderzo has been the sole author of the popular French comic books, which have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. His successor has yet to be named, though Uderzo said it will be an artist “who has been following us for a long time inside a studio I set up.”
Michael Silverblatt Interviewed
Bomb turns the tables on Michael Silverblatt, the host of KCRW’s Bookworm–this time he’s the one answering questions.
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