When David Rakoff died of cancer last August at the age of 47, he left behind a legacy as one of the most gifted and influential essayists of his time “ and a newly finished ... Read More »
July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture
Search Results by tag: David Foster Wallace
Unpublished new scene from David Foster Wallace's The Pale King Christopher Hitchens makes Orwell Prize longlist Writer Kelly Roman and artist Michael DeWeese draw blood for launch of their graphic novel The Art of War ... Read More »
March 28, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
A psychologist says pronoun usage speaks volumes about one's psyche NASA forms partnership with Tor-Forge Books to assist science fiction writers A New York Times columnist argues about how David Foster Wallace argued Review of ... Read More »
August 23, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Sundry links from around the Web: Doubleday Canada publishing director Lynn Henry on making the first English-language acquisition of Karen Thompson Walker's much-hyped debut novel, The Age of Miracles Booksellers outraged that posthumous David Foster ... Read More »
March 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: MobyLives breaks out the smoking gun: a copy of Freedom with an Oprah sticker New Wall Street Journal book section sparks conflict-of-interest concerns Michael Lewis tops Business Book of the Year Award ... Read More »
September 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
Today's book news: MobyLives says that Oprah is picking Freedom (We don't know who to trust anymore!) President Obama to write dull-looking children's book Amazon attacks iPad for being too shiny David Foster Wallace archive ... Read More »
September 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
"I want to author things that both restructure worlds and make living people feel stuff." So wrote the late David Foster Wallace to his editor during the composition of the mammoth novel Infinite Jest. Part ... Read More »
March 2, 2009 | Filed under: Authors
Was David Foster Wallace the greatest writer of his generation? David Lipsky makes the case in his Rolling Stone profile, excerpted here An appreciation of legendary U.K. agent Pat Kavanagh, also recently deceased French provocateur ... Read More »
October 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book links
For the second week in a row, the weekend brings news about the suicide of a well-known writer. Arguably as startling as the news last week that David Foster Wallace hanged himself at the young ... Read More »
September 22, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
A postmodern novelist known for his linguistic contortions, a glossy foodie magazine, and the Maine Lobster festival. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a 6,000-word article. The article in question is by noted fiction writer ... Read More »
August 5, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
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