January 2010
“We’re freaks, that’s all. Those two bastards got us nice and early and made us...”
– Franny and Zooey, J.D. Salinger
Train Under Water - Bright Eyes
Though...
The New Yorker on Salinger →
Good piece in a sea of many (see also the NY Times obit).
They have posted 13 classic Salinger stories online. Link in the post…
Top 10 Rock n Roll novels →
from the Guardian book blog
Don’t know if I agree with all the titles chosen BUT there is props here for the AMAZING Absolute Beginners, so all to the good …
Interview with Daniel Alarcon →
from Granta.com
Daniel has written an amazing dispatch about book piracy in Peru for Granta’s new issue Work.
The Death of Fiction? →
I say no - love print waay too much…
givemesomethingtoread:
Lit mags were once launching pads for great writers and big ideas. Is it time to write them off?
self promotion ... nice →
A cool review of the anthology Electric Feather (which features a new story from me) from the Hindu.
“Niven Govinden … carries on his ability to spray-paint reality in front of your eyes until you wince.”
Like it…
All That Might Heart →
From the golden age of British public information filmmaking.
AMAZING early 60s film about London shot by oscar-winning director David Watkin during his tenure at London Transport films.
Watch!
Watch!
Watch!
10 key menswear trends from Paris and Milan →
Guardian scoop says it best … tho no mention of Prada’s amazing balaclava???!
V&A genius! →
the V&A are running an exhibition on Quilts in March! I am so there… x
new TC Boyle short story →
from current ish of the New Yorker
LOVE him