As if it wasn’t tough enough for a book reviewer to get page space, now they’ve got to compete with Rob Lowe, Al Gore, and the silent half of Penn & Teller. Thanks, Grey Lady.
Celebrity Book Reviews: On the Rise?
Postcard Lit
In the latest issue of Bookslut, Madeline Monson-Rosen takes a look at A Card from Angela Carter, a biography which tells the story of the writer’s life through her long correspondence with a friend.
DFW a Year Later
David Foster Wallace died a little more than a year ago. It's a good time to revisit Garth's excellent piece written shortly after Wallace's death. More recently, No Pun Intended published a long reflection on Wallace.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Bock; White; Rogan; O’Connor; Tempest
Out this week: Alice & Oliver by Charles Bock; Our Young Man by Edmund White; Now and Again by Charlotte Rogan; Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O’Connor; and The Bricks That Built the Houses by Kate Tempest. For more on these and other new titles, go read our Great 2016 Book Preview.
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