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Bad Awards
Last week the Literary Review announced its nominees for its annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award, which seems to have prompted some ritualistic mea culpas. John Banville, who’s been on the shortlist… more →
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Bad Awards
Mark Athitakis wrote 1 day ago: Last week the Literary Review announced its nominees for its annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award, which … more →
The City and the Stars
farfuture wrote 2 weeks ago: “Like a glowing jewel, the city lay upon the breast of the desert. Once it had known change an … more →
October writing links
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elizabeth wrote 3 weeks ago: Hello, reader. Here’s a little tidbit for you: I’m a mad documenter of the past. This, n … more →
Risk Delight
Weston Cutter wrote 1 month ago: So, the weighing in’s been going for at least a week—Richard Powers’s Generosity prompte … more →
Find one thing in the last day worth telling a total stranger
t0201 wrote 1 month ago: De quote in de titel van deze blog komt uit de nieuwe roman van Richard Powers, Generosity, en is w … more →
Find one thing in the last day worth telling a total stranger
t0201 wrote 1 month ago: De quote in de titel van deze blog komt uit de nieuwe roman van Richard Powers, Generosity, en is w … more →
Generosity
Weston Cutter wrote 1 month ago: So, as you already know, I’m sure, good old J. Woods at the NYorker did a brutal takedown of R … more →
Take A Load Off Me
lewisk24 wrote 1 month ago: Man, this week is just one of those weeks, ya know? I received my Math exam score, my ENG 210 paper … more →
Generosity: An Enhancement, by Richard Powers
booksherpa wrote 2 months ago: I really enjoyed Richard Powers’ National Book Award winning novel The Echo Maker, so I was in … more →
Komodos Part Deux, Lubuan Bajo and General Ramblings Aplenty
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jomorey wrote 2 months ago: Leggy Lizard Yesterday we saw tons more Komodos at another area of the UNESCO National Park. They ar … more →
Candid Camera
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Mark Athitakis wrote 2 months ago: It’s hard to ask anybody to spend nearly more than five minutes at a stretch consuming somethi … more →
The Scale of the Place
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Mark Athitakis wrote 3 months ago: Documented because it’s a lovely passage, and because the other two cities I’ve lived in … more →
Five Ways of Looking at a Richard Powers Novel
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Mark Athitakis wrote 4 months ago: For the past few weeks I’ve been trying, with little success, to clear the decks so I can star … more →
interior: los angeles and istanbul
cerentha39 wrote 5 months ago: I’m always finding something new on Richard Power’s website. The UK-Based photographer h … more →
house: sharon fraser does it again
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cerentha39 wrote 5 months ago: I’ve long admired Australian architect Sharon Fraser. I published her first renovation in Doma … more →
Summer Reading: A Few Small Suggestions (and One 850-Page One)
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Mark Athitakis wrote 5 months ago: Today’s Chicago Sun-Times has a lengthy list of summer reading suggestions, built on what the … more →
Dragon + Olympus = ?
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osopher wrote 6 months ago: “Writing is the act of accepting the huge shortfall between the story in the mind and what hit … more →
Marion Anderson Tribute
steinskog wrote 7 months ago: Det er 70 år siden Marian Anderson sang på trappene til Lincoln Memorial i Washington, påskesøndag 1 … more →
Links: Stranded
Mark Athitakis wrote 8 months ago: Vanderbilt University’s Jay Clayton teaches a class that I wouldn’t dream of skipping: B … more →
