It’s been a pleasant Thanksgiving here in Mt. Pleasant. But Steve emailed to tell me that one of my favorite authors, Larry Brown, died yesterday. His publisher has put up a brief In Memoriam page. He was a truly gifted writer, and it’s sad to see his career cut short. He was 53. If you’ve [...]
Month: November, 2004
“The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know”
The quote is from Harry Truman, but I actually have Theodore Roosevelt on the brain today. I am reading his essay, History and Literature and am quite amazed by it. Even if you have to put aside TR’s occasional forays into Hegelianism, it is quite amazing, in the light of recent years, to remember that [...]
Way down in the hole…
Recently discovered Tom Waits fan blog, which has lots of interesting details, especially abou the current tour to support Tom’s new album (which I need to buy), Real Gone.
The DNA of Literature @ The Paris Review
A cool new project at The Paris Review. PDF Interviews with great authors from back-issues including Hemingway, Ellison, T. S. Eliot, Faulkner (down a the moment), and most everyone else I read as an undergraduate. This site is a good example of a nice National Endowment for the Arts grant can do. I’ll have to [...]
Cool, I’m a brand now…
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