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Something Literary
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David Foster Wallace Documentary “End Notes”
Audio from David Foster Wallace documentary c/o of BBC. Includes insight into his childhood and interviews with peers Rick Moody, Mark Costello (Wallace’s college roommate), Don DeLillo, Michael Pietsch (editor of Infinite Jest) Bonnie Nadell (Wallace’s editor) and his sister, Amy Wallace.
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Roundup of LA Lit Journals @ LAist
New article up at LAist: So maybe our city isn’t host to regal literary journals like Harper’s, Granta, or The Paris Review. And, yes, elite literary parlors with Merlot and Camembert on doilies seem somewhat amiss in a city where flames seize shrubs more often than fireplaces. But that doesn’t mean LA’s literary publications fall [...]
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Lit Event Review @ LAist
“Burt Reynolds, Car Crashes, and Suicidal Depression: A Literary Event” New article on New American Writing Series featuring Sarah Manguso and Jennifer Knox at the Hammer last week.
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Suspension of Disbelief: LA Is (really) Literary [@LAist]
My article at LAist, in defense of LA lit: Los Angeles is home to many things “unliterary.” Hollywood celebrities, the porn industry, and paparazzi perpetuate this fact. So, when held against definitive bookish cities Seattle, New York, and San Francisco, LA’s literary credibility falls understandably short. But Central Connecticut State University’s recent list of 75 [...]
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My Dreams Are Made of Libraries Like This One
What a library. Behold the Havana Library of Capitol. Courtesy of Bookshelf Porn (amazing site).
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- @LoveItShop It was so great seeing you, too! And I'll definitely hang onto those bags, keep me posted on the swap! See you soon :) 1 day ago
- Of Moby, Mustaches & Literary Death Matches (Plus, Why LA Is "The Next Berlin") @LAist bit.ly/KRrxcp 2 weeks ago
- Film Lore, Dark 'N Stormies, and Killer Prose: Black Clock 15 Reading @Mandrakebar bit.ly/KtciX7 @LAist 3 weeks ago
- RT @fridayreads: I wonder if the book gets better as we age, or if as we age, we get better at understanding the book. #fridayreads 1 month ago
- L.A. Likes Books: Highlights of The 2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books laist.com/2012/04/24/yes… via @laist 1 month ago
LA Lit
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- Black Clock
- CalArts MFA Writing Program
- Elegant Variation
- Jacket Copy (LA Times)
- LA Times' Reading LA Project
- Los Angeles Public Library
- Los Angeles Review
- Machine Project
- Poets and Writers
- Red Hen Press
- Santa Monica Review
- Slake Magazine
- SoCal Book Readings
- swink magazine
- Writers Bloc
- Yes on Measure L for LA Libraries
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