The Quivering Pen

Just now I can feel that little quivering of the pen which has always foreshadowed the happy delivery of a good book. --Emile Zola

Showing posts with label Nathanael West. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Nathanael West. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Front Porch Books: July 2014 edition

Front Porch Books is a monthly tally of books--mainly advance review copies (aka "uncorrected proofs" and "galleys")...

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Most Terrifying Town in the World: Horace McCoy's I Should Have Stayed Home

In two days, I'll be jetting across the sky, bound for L.A. for the Los Angeles Times Book Award ceremony and the L.A. Times Festival o...

Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Next Big Thing: Dubble

My friend and fellow novelist Laura Harrington recently invited me to participate in the blog-tagging "Next Big Thing" which is ...

Friday, June 11, 2010

Soup and Salad: "The Man Who Loved Children," Teen Stieg, Go West, "The Squickerwonkers," Bookshelf Porn

On today's menu: 1. When Jonathan Franzen writes so passionately about a 70-year-old novel , you really feel like you have no other...

Monday, June 7, 2010

Pity the Novella: Neither This Nor That

Ah, the novella. The awkward cousin at the wedding reception who, in his suit-straining obesity, grazes at the buffet table while eyeing t...

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