On Tuesday, October 7, I was among a far-too-small audience for “Books — Before and Beyond: Publishing in the 21st…
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The Anxiety of (Assigning) Influence
I’m rereading John Hart’s books now for an essay I’m writing for the North Carolina Literary Review, and I’ve also been…
Continue reading →Catching Up With Philip Roth?
Well… almost. I’ve still got two articles to finish writing before I can reward myself with reading Roth’s latest, Indignation…
Continue reading →In Praise of Shorter Works
This week and next provide great boons for lovers of short mystery fiction. First up is the latest installment of…
Continue reading →So Long to Olsson’s
The closing of Olsson’s Books earlier this week marks a sad footnote in current economic woes and a sad chapter in…
Continue reading →God’s Little Acre of Asphalt
Today’s Washington Post (October 1) ran my review of Night of Thunder, Stephen Hunter’s new Bob Lee Swagger novel. Even those…
Continue reading →Writing About the Civil Rights Era
On the heels of one of yesterday’s posts, a quick plug for two great books here. In writing my article…
Continue reading →Who’s Talking on WCHL?
Well… I am. And this post, combined with the last one, only proves how quickly a blog reverts to navel-gazing and…
Continue reading →Civil Rights Era Mystery Novels
The latest issue of Mystery Scene has just arrived and features, as always, a wealth of information about the mystery…
Continue reading →Words of Wisdom for Writers
Last night brought the closing event of the 2008 Fall for the Book Festival: an appearance by Michael Cunningham, author…
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