This week we learned Gary Shteyngart is at work on a memoir. This week is also when the annual Dachshund Spring Fiesta takes place in Washington Square Park. Has viral marketing reached its nadir?
You Do the Math
Nothing Is Tolerable
"It’s corrosive going down, you wonder if he had to add quite so much vinegar and horseradish, but afterward the effect is invigorating." Aaron Thier at The Nation reviews Rafael Chirbes' newest novel, On The Edge. The book admittedly gives no pleasure, yet is nonetheless worth reading as it operates like more of a "psychological health tonic," instead.
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A Definite Orange Theme, It Seems
The Twelve, Justin Cronin's follow-up to The Passage, now has a cover and release date.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Lethem, Rush, Dixon, Vann, McDermott, Harding
Out this week: a new novel, Dissident Gardens, by Year in Reading alum Jonathan Lethem; Subtle Bodies by Norman Rush; His Wife Leaves Him by Stephen Dixon; Goat Mountain by Year in Reading alum David Vann; Someone by Alice McDermott; and Enon by Paul Harding, which Joseph M. Schuster wrote about for The Millions yesterday.
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In America, the rich are hallowed.
Stephen King's expletive laden plea to pay more taxes.
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Pardon Me, But Are Those Brooklyn Lagers You’re Drinking?
Have a beer with Joshua Ferris.
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