“The most important year of life. Every emotion and my life work decided. Miserable and ecstatic but a great success.” What F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in his financial ledgers the year he married Zelda Sayre and sold This Side of Paradise.
“My life work decided”
Jackie Kennedy, Mean Girl
The recent release of the transcription and accompanying CDs of Jacqueline Kennedy’s interviews with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. in 1964, less than four months after her husband’s assassination, have left a writer wondering why nobody talks about Jackie O for who she really was - a mean girl.
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Nothing Made Up
Sit down with Jessa Crispin, literary blogger and author, at The Rumpus.
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The Ultimate Bestseller
This week in book-related infographics: Waterstones has put together an illustrated formula for the ultimate bestseller, "a thriller tale of crime, bondage and wizardry."
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Another Type of Lyric Essay
Specter Magazine is calling for "hip-hop inspired piece[s] of Creative Non-Fiction," and, wisely, they know that the best way to inspire participation is with a Beanie Sigal and Jay-Z track.
Cohen on Joyce
On Bloomsday, Joshua Cohen highlights Joyce's heirs around the world.
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Two Newly-Discovered Sappho Poems
A researcher unearthed two never-before-seen poems by Sappho. To fans of Classics and Greek poetry, this is bigger than the surprise release of Beyoncé’s secret album.