Michael Dirda on the “new” Nabokov: “Posthumous collection of rough drafts and authorial notes” Link.
Category: Lit
Are Reviewers Jealous Of Gladwell?
Roald Dahl and The Fantastic Mr.Fox
Would Roald Dahl have liked Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox? His widow thinks yes, James Parker disagrees…
Philip Roth Interview
Video of a surprisingly long Philip Roth interview with Tina Brown of the Daily Beast.
(Strunk &) White on Grammar
From the department of unlikely quotes, here’s E.B White (Strunk & White): “I hate the guts of English grammar” Link.
Plagiarism Software Finds a New Shakespeare Play
Plagiarism Software Finds a New Shakespeare Play. Link
Rushdie vs Pia Glenn
Norman Rush on James Ellroy
Norman Rush has nothing but praise for James Ellroy in the NYRB.
James Ellroy’s Blood’s A Rover
A (slightly older) review from the LA Times of Blood’s a Rover. (“Vintage Ellroy”)
Blood’s A Rover Review
James Ellroy “knocks it out of the park” in Blood’s a Rover. Review from the Seattle Times.