First came the reviews. Naturally, reviews of these reviews followed. Then, in furtherance of a pattern that was getting pretty weird at this point, somebody wrote a review of review reviews.
A Bit Much
Failing Upwards
Recommended Reading: Tony Kushner’s recent speech at the Whiting Writers' Awards.
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eReaders Versus the Printed Page
PCWorld releases a study on whether the iPad and Kindle make for slower readers than the printed page. (via AuthorScoop)
Borges, Writing and God
"When I have an idea that will later, sadly, become a story or a poem, I have a sensation of receiving something. But I do not know if that “something” is given to me by something or someone or if it bursts out on its own." An excerpt from Borges's conversations with the Argentinian poet and essayist Osvaldo Ferrari on writing, memory, and God is now available on The New York Review of Books blog.
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Typesetting in the Digital Age
From Abu Dhabi's The National, an interesting piece on the challenges of typesetting and book design on digital platforms: "With the coming of ebooks, this invisible craft must be reinvented if it is not to disappear."
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Famous Literary Drunks and Addicts
LIFE Magazine has put together a slideshow collecting portraits of some of history's most notorious literary dabblers in all varieties of substances from Charles Baudelaire to John Berryman. (via bb)
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New from Ann Beattie
In the Fall 2015 issue of VQR, check out new fiction from Ann Beattie. You could also read our recent interview with the author.
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