How do you make the jump from editing a food magazine to writing novels? It’s a tricky change to make, but Ruth Reichl did it, as she explains to Marnie Hanel in an interview in the Times. (Her first novel came out last week.)
Tastemaker
Sam Lipsyte’s The Ask
At FiveChapters this week, you can read an excerpt of Sam Lipsyte's forthcoming novel, The Ask.
Dear Mr. Watterson Gets a Trailer
A few months back, I wrote about Dear Mr. Watterson, which at the time was set to premiere at Cleveland’s International Film Festival. Well, fans of Calvin and Hobbes will be happy to learn that the Bill Watterson documentary has just released its first teaser trailer. Look for the flick to hit theaters this November.
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Dead Father
Recommended Reading: Susan Choi on a resurrected stage adaptation of Donald Barthelme's novel Snow White.
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