Last fall I made a brief mention of Kalima, an effort by the United Arab Emirates to translate books from English into Arabic. At the time, the organization was working in conjunction with the Nationa… more →
Mark Athitakis' American Fiction Notesjosephsreviews wrote 4 hours ago: A talented young writer wins the 2007 National Book Award for a serious novel about the Vietnam War. … more →
ope wrote 4 days ago: had he wrote this instead of already dead i might have spent the last 10 years a much bigger denis j … more →
leems wrote 1 week ago: The thing I hate about library books sometimes is having to give them back. The thing that comforts … more →
proseparsed wrote 3 weeks ago: Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson shows how great writing can deliver the reader straight into the stin … more →
leems wrote 1 month ago: I’m only halfway through all the Denis Johnson, I’m done with Seek and the Veil, leaving two to go, … more →
kevin wrote 1 month ago: I guess when you win the National Book award you can afford to write a breezy 200 page noir novel f … more →
leems wrote 1 month ago: So a bunch of ILLs that I had given up on all came in at once and it’s like a Denis Johnson bu … more →
Bob W. wrote 1 month ago: Caffeinated and jittery, I’ve been on a ragged Denis Johnson high the last couple of months re … more →
coatesn wrote 1 month ago: Denis Johnson’s follow up to the sweeping Vietnam epic Tree of Smoke is slim in scope and spar … more →
sonyachung wrote 2 months ago: 17 May 2009 The book jacket for Long for This World is done. Galleys next month. Exciting? Wish … more →
Stefan wrote 2 months ago: Like Cormac McCarthy, Denis Johnson has become adept and depicting what it means to be a decision ma … more →
katemaruyama wrote 2 months ago: Book by Denis Johnson Annotation by Kate Maruyama Denis Johnson is a raw nerve exposed to the world, … more →
growingchocolate wrote 2 months ago: book by Denis Johnson annotation by Diane Sherlock First, issue your disclaimer. Mine is that I’m no … more →
sonyachung wrote 3 months ago: 5 April 2009 I. A student in one of my online classes writes about Don Delillo’s “opaque … more →
Mark Athitakis wrote 4 months ago: Last fall I made a brief mention of Kalima, an effort by the United Arab Emirates to translate books … more →
sjamaanka wrote 4 months ago: “I’m kinda like Ozzy Osbourne,” says award-winning novelist, poet and playwright Denis J … more →
Mark Athitakis wrote 5 months ago: The Bellingham, Wa., Herald has an interesting casual Q&A with Dave Cole, a freelance editor who … more →
blogsloth wrote 5 months ago: Maxim Biller has a story about telephone poles that could teach you a thing or two about mood, or o … more →
Miss Sunalee wrote 6 months ago: Je m’étais bien dit que je parlerais de chaque livre juste après l’avoir lu… et bi … more →