Blogs about: Jonathan Franzen
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Former Students’ Recollections of Classes Taught by Famous Authors
This week, we read a wonderful essay at The New York Review of Books from a former student of Vladimir Nabokov, a juicy read for anyone who wishes that they could have taken one of the genius writer… more →
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On remembering
wrote 3 hours ago: This may be a minor existential drama—and it might simply be resolved with practical applicat … more →
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wrote 1 day ago: “The news about Walter Berglund wasn’t picked up locally – he and Patty had moved away to Wash … more →
Jonathan Franzen and The Corrections
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wrote 1 day ago: It was an odd coincidence that in the middle of reading “The Corrections” I stumbled acr … more →
I can't be the only one who loves commas this much
wrote 3 days ago: When it comes to writers, I’m not the best out there. I’ve earned most of my editorial/w … more →
Required Reading - A Forum on Character "Likeability"
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wrote 3 days ago: A criticism of The Great Gatsby is that few, if any, of the characters are likeable. Tom is a chauv … more →
SeinLanguage: A Library's Best Friend
wrote 4 days ago: The cold glass device in her hand did anything but make her feel socially connected. It contributed … more →
Goodnight, Sweet Print
wrote 6 days ago: By Ted Heller THE YEAR IS 2001 and I am on the subway. It is the Number 1 train, going uptown, and I … more →
Doc/Fest Programmer Hussain Currimbhoy - "I'm on the push to get people to come out and pay attention"
wrote 1 week ago: By Jonny Stringer Since working on the annual festival since 2007, Doc/Fest programmer, Hussain Curr … more →
On "The Late Age of Print: Everyday Book Culture from Consumerism to Control"
wrote 1 week ago: Ted Striphas’s account of “everyday book culture” illustrates the ways in which “book history” offer … more →
The Morning After Franzen's Freedom: Salient Considerations
wrote 1 week ago: Just finished Franzen’s Freedom. In breaking with the treacle consideration that readers of the foll … more →
On "The Corrections"
wrote 2 weeks ago: It has been a few years since I have read The Corrections, but, steeped in my research on David Fost … more →
Away From Her (Sarah Polley, Canada, 2006)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: With its sharp images, clear light and airy, uncluttered compositions, Away From Her looks and feels … more →
Freedom- All the joys of a long book with none of the length
wrote 2 weeks ago: Drink: Black coffee, Bacardi Dark Rum (I don’t have any whiskey, but I swear I’m part Ir … more →
Libertate/ Freedom de Jonathan Franzen: Ai grijă ce-ţi doreşti!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Când am plecat de acasă, acum vreo 3 luni, m-am uitat repede în rafturi să-mi aleg două cărţi pe car … more →
Stop Saying That Men Don’t Read Women
wrote 2 weeks ago: It holds woman writers back, and it’s just not true. By Ester Bloom It has become a truism that “men … more →
The Reading List
wrote 2 weeks ago: I have been lax in blogging, so it’s time to get back into the game. What follows is a list of … more →
Ain't Time a Goon?
wrote 2 weeks ago: In the early 2000s, a number of American writers (all male, which I think is significant, on which m … more →
What Novelists Should Know About Short Fiction
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wrote 3 weeks ago: When I first started writing seriously, all I wanted was to publish a novel. I thought my intentions … more →
Review: Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
wrote 3 weeks ago: With Freedom, Jonathan Franzen has written a poignant literary work about the coming of age in the M … more →
