In a new ten-part Believer series, Sheila Heti is interviewing ten of her “favorite people on Twitter” so they can “talk about what they do on Twitter and why – their Twitter philosophies, their do’s and don’ts, and what they make of the medium in general.” Kicking off the series, we have Heti’s interview with Kimmy Walters, who you may know better as @arealliveghost. (You can bookmark this link if you want to keep track of all of the updates.)
Ten-Part Twitter Interviews with Sheila Heti
The Best Lincoln
The Morning Edition crew sifts through nearly 15,000 biographies of Abraham Lincoln in order to determine the best of the best. Janet Potter, you have your work cut out for you.
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Wyatt Mason on Lipsky/Wallace
The David Foster Wallace interview, Although of Course..., comes under the scrutiny of one of Wallace's most attentive readers, in the NYRB.
HTMLGiant’s ToBS
If you're looking for an occasionally evil but mostly hysterical month-long diversion, I recommend following HTMLGiant's "Tournament of Bookshit". So far one highlight has been: "excessively long list of credits including pushcart nominations in your bio vs. the guy who goes 20 minutes over the suggested reading time"
A Big New Release Tuesday
Lots of anticipated books hitting shelves today. At the top of the list is Michael Lewis's look at the recent financial calamity, The Big Short. Also new today, Chang Rae Lee's The Surrendered, Ron Rash's story collection Burning Bright, Lionel Shriver's So Much for That, and James Hynes' Next, about which we have noted some intriguing Twitter buzz. New in paperback are Victor LaValle's The Big Machine and Dave Eggers' The Wild Things.
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On Pain
Recommended Reading: How to write about trauma.