Litblogs v. Book Reviews, LA-style
The LA Times reports on the book-critics-vs-litblogs kerfluffle with this nicely circumspect comment from Mark (TEV) Sarvas: This was truly a false dichotomy. The two sides needn’t be in opposition,...
View ArticleMeet me at Jacket Copy
I’m very excited to be blogging over at the Los Angeles Times’ book blog, Jacket Copy, starting, well, yesterday. And continuing daily, along with contributions from the paper’s book review staff. So...
View ArticleKenneth Turan on reviewing
LA Times film reviewer Kenneth Turan writes about the risk of being wrong in the face of “the tyranny of the masterpiece.” I am kind of amazed by the comments — many vitriolic, from...
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Noncrediting bozo steals photo. Mine.
That’s the picture. It can be found here, on Jacket Copy. It can also be found here, on the bozo’s website. Click to see the bozo’s version big, which shows how yes, the clouds and reflections are...
View ArticleBlue penises, brutality and boring sentences
If I had a feeling of deja-vu when I read other pieces about Bret Easton Ellis, who seemed to go through exactly the same routine with each interviewer, people (on MeFi, in the comments here) scoffed....
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