William Kotzwinkle The Bear Went Over the Mountain Henry Holt, 1996 This one came my way via a recommendation from Corey Redekop when I was chattering about bookish fiction. At first I was really excited about it, but, when I got my copy and saw the blurb on the back
Jonathan Safran Foer "Here We Aren't, So Quickly" Summer Fiction: 20 Under 40 June14/21 "The New Yorker" As with Joshua Ferris, I've read Jonathan Safran Foer's second novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but have not read his more famous debut, Everything is Illuminated. It wasn't because I didn't want
Joshua Ferris "The Pilot" Summer Fiction: 20 Under 40 June14/21 "The New Yorker" Joshua Ferris' first novel, was published in 2007 (And Then We Came to the End), and his second (The Unnamed) earlier this year. Unlike most people, I've read his second but not his first (although I hope to
André Kertész's On Reading W.W. Norton, 2008 If you were the reader who put me onto this lovely little book, please raise your hand in the ether. It's wonderful. The sort of wonderful that makes me wonder how I could have NOT know about such a gem. You know the
I was looking for a copy of the new Poets&Writers on the newstand today. I know, I could likely check their website and find out the date it's issued, but I prefer the old-fashioned scouting method. Partly because disappointment on that score can lead to happy discoveries, like happening upon
