Ben Lerner, author of one of my favorite novels this year, Leaving the Atocha Station, talks with The New Yorker about his short story in the current issue, “The Golden Vanity.”
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short stories and related media from across the web, assorted by two writers from California
Stuff I like (all)
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Publicity bigwig Paul Bogaards spilled the beans on Twitter Thursday night: Lorrie Moore has a new short fiction collection in the pipeline....
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“There is no simple formula for the relationship of art to justice. But I do know that art—in my own case the art of poetry—means nothing if it simply...”
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“I have to take a deep breath before I start the first full revision. I used to hate myself for procrastinating, but now I see it might be wise. You...”
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“San Francisco’s the farthest-flung point in
the country, the end of the line, the point in extremis, after the gold rush. The mythic... -
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A cartoon by Matthew Diffee. For more cartoons from the issue: http://nyr.kr/166DD1i
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this actually makes me feel a little sadhappy
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“Renowned author Dan Brown got out of his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house and paced the bedroom, using the feet...
