“Her design captures the simultaneous violence and sensuality in Machado’s work, in which women’s bodies both desire and disappear in fantastical and disturbing ways.” Electric Literature interviews Carmen Maria Machado and cover designer Kimberly Glyder about their collaboration on Her Body and Other Parties, which is a National Book Award for Fiction finalist. See also: The Millions interview with Machado on her debut collection.
A Cover Worth Talking About
Behind the Screenwriter
Novelists, poets, and playwrights aren't the only people who can call themselves writers. Don't forget the oft begrudged screenwriters. The New York Times highlights 14 of this year's best screenwriters, including Julie Deply and Seth Rogen, and asks them for writing advice and one original line of dialogue for some excellent short films. Our favorite short film is Robert Redford's.
Brave New Serial
Margaret Atwood's got a new book called Positron out, and she's going digital: the novel is being published serially via Byliner.
DJ Poet Laureate
California poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera dropped in on NPR as guest DJ last week, and you can listen to the full thirty-minute radio show, as well as five of the tracks he played.
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“No one opens the door.”
Recommended Reading: “The Apartment” by Aaron Burch.
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I’ll Take “Enjambments” for a Thousand, Alex
A writer at this blog watched a night of literary Jeopardy. (Here's a hint: what is The Outlet?)
Keep It to Yourself
Recommended Reading: Against book lending and borrowing.