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.
The uncollected works of JD Salinger. Twenty two stories from various publications that have never been available in one place.
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.
Look at the Birdie is a previously unpublished short story from Kurt Vonnegut which will appear in his new book.
Eightface is a weblog by Dave Kellam. It's largely just a collection of links to things I find interesting, with some attempts at pithy commentary interspersed.