Notes from a midlist author
The confessions of a semi-successful author. The article is a few years old, but I can’t imagine the conditions have become much better.
If you don’t want to hear about the noir underside of publishing — if you’re a writer longing for a literary career, or a reader who’s happier not knowing that producing and marketing a book these days involves about as much moral purity as producing and marketing a pair of Nikes — I suggest you stop reading now.
Dead Caulfields
The uncollected works of JD Salinger. Twenty two stories from various publications that have never been available in one place.
Barthleme’s syllabus
Donald Barthleme’s list of must-read literature. Can’t say I’ve read much on the list, but it seems like a good starting point on the way to becoming better read. Phil Gyford posted a full-text list of the books, which is probably a bit easy to print out and drag along with you.
New Vonnegut short
Look at the Birdie is a previously unpublished short story from Kurt Vonnegut which will appear in his new book.
