We’re guessing this is the first short story in the history of modern fiction to mention both The Legend of Zelda and a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread.
The Eye of God
“This Website is Pretty Good…”
I had no idea Kanye read The Millions. Apparently, he's not that impressed by our recent comments about him.
Publishing Dystopia?
Scott Esposito looks into Jesse Ball's The Curfew and sees evidence of the limitations of minimalism...and marketing.
Quaker Was Better
Most of the time, when somebody insults a writer on Twitter, the insult disappears into the cyberspace ether. However, as with any rule, there are always exceptions, and one is when you trash Joyce Carol Oates and then thank her for inventing a breakfast food.
A few links before heading out of town for the weekend
JT Leroy, who has been revealed as a made-up persona created to sell books, is still being "spotted" in LA and maintaining a blog. Pinky has the details.In his Friday Column, Scott writes about literary fiction that is "much discussed" but doesn't sell many copies.Author (and blogger) Jenny Davidson has a new book coming out.And from the wonders of the world file: Something has caused the lake that sits atop Vanuatu's Aoba volcano to turn from blue to red. Scientists are perplexed.
Erotic Eight
The second round of the Tournament of Literary Sex Writing, the aptly-named Erotic Eight, has kicked off over at The Literary Hub. This round is home to some downright ridiculous pairings (I'm looking at you, "Bram Stoker vs. James Baldwin as judged by Roxane Gay") and the judges are as careful and attentive as ever.
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Fire It Up
Michael B. Jordan was tapped to play Montag in HBO's adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. The project, which will also star Michael Shannon as Beatty, is currently under development. (Bonus: Tanjil Rashid on "Bradbury’s Middle East Connection")
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Coetzee Archive to the Harry Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas made headlines when it acquired the David Foster Wallace archives. Now it's added another high profile author to its collection: J. M. Coetzee.