Recommended Reading: The latest issue of Asymptote, which features work from Péter Nádas and an interview with Anne Carson. (Bonus: Carson has a poem up on The New Republic’s website.)
New Asymptote Featuring Péter Nádas and Anne Carson
The Summer Rooster Strikes Back
The second annual Rooster Summer Reading Challenge starts next week with two selections for June: Julián Herbert's Tomb Song and Tayari Jones's An American Marriage. Get yourself ready with an essay about black love stories featuring Jones' novel.
“Nature” Is What We See–
"[Emily] Dickinson is often portrayed as some white gossamer recluse, completely divorced from the world outside her bedroom—but that is not really true. The physical circumference of her adult life was small, but its psychological terrain was boundless." This piece explores the ways in which Emily Dickinson's work was shaped by her skills as a gardener and naturalist.
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Not With a Bang, But a False Alarm
Remember all those people who believed the world was going to end last year? Where are they now?
Some Choice DFW Links
GQ offers an insightful interview with The New Yorker's Deborah Treisman on the subject of editing David Foster Wallace...while elsewhere, the German translation of Infinite Jest - Un Endlicher Spass - becomes an unlikely hit. (via)
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A is for Art is for Activist
Art is activism! Here's an exciting look at some creative humanitarian art projects happening around the world, from sandbag subterfuge to cellphone camera-wielding teenagers. Academic activism is not without its charms, as well.
Skylight Books Commercial
Is Skylight Books the first independent bookstore with a television commercial? Either way, it's certainly the only commercial (bookstore or otherwise) featuring two Millions contributors--and their dog!
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