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Quesadillas by Juan Pablo Villalobos Reviewed by Ben Translation is a tricky business, especially in the realm of literature and poetry. Not only is there a responsibility to accurately represent the original work, but good translations somehow manage to capture the nuances and style of the original language for the readers to whom it is foreign. … Continue reading QUESADILLAS: An Absurdist Tragi-Comedy Whirlwind
Book: Threats by Amelia Gray Reviewed by: Brian C. If Joan Didion and Italo Calvino had a baby, and if that baby was best buddies with Slavenka Drakulic and Blake Butler, and if that baby wrote awesome sentences, then that baby would be Amelia Gray. If that baby probably hated forced metaphors about literary brethren, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Threats’ by Amelia Gray
~Post by Meghan G. You have had 50 years to read it, so there's really no excuse. Thoughtfully drawing from the rich traditions of science, religion, literature, and philosophy, this modern classic about three kids who are sent on an adventure through the cosmos navigates some incredibly ambitious territory and leaves the reader reflecting on … Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time Turns 50!
It was very exciting this week to go down the signing line at our John Hodgman event and see copies of Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan in people's hands. The book has been moving off the shelf at a quick and steady pace as word gets around about Sullivan's talent. We're big, big fans of … Continue reading No Really, Read this Book
~Post and Q&A by Kester Make no mistake, I’ve enjoyed a lot of books in my lifetime. I would say that I enjoy the majority of the books I read, and I read a lot of books. But it’s a rare thing to discover an author whose voice moves me, whose thinking challenges me, whose … Continue reading In the End, There’s a Leap: Q&A with John Jeremiah Sullivan
It happens like this: A reader surfaces in EJ's office, or maybe it gets sent to Marketing because there's an event coming up, and someone reads the blurb and goes, "Hmm, might not be bad." And the bookseller takes it home, reads it, and starts speaking to his or her coworkers in hushed and reverential … Continue reading Read This Book: ‘Pulphead’ by John Jeremiah Sullivan
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