Readings of formally adventurous fiction, present and past. Emphasis on small and independent presses.

Readings of formally adventurous fiction, present and past. Emphasis on small and independent presses.

Unbeaten Paths 13

The philosopher’s report on the state of literary studies is a shambles.

The philosopher’s report on the state of literary studies is a shambles.

I’ve been observing the unfolding conversation about big DSA wins in New...

Prior to his most recent novel, The Devil is a Southpaw (2025), Brandon Hobson’s fiction has been most notable for its portrayal of struggling young men, often Native American, and of the dynamics …

Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! examines the emergence of a new job in publishing—secondary readers who comb through books for possible offenses.

Sam Kahn, Associate Editor of Persuasion, defending the notion that “the humanities” are valuable for their own sake, argues that humanities courses are “wasted on people who aren…

Sam Kahn, Associate Editor of Persuasion, defending the notion that “the humanities” are valuable for their own sake, argues that humanities courses are “wasted on people who aren…

On Brandon Hobson's The Devil is a Southpaw

On Brandon Hobson's The Devil is a Southpaw

On Brandon Hobson's The Devil is a Southpaw

Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.

The Grateful Dead's concert archive will be available to stream on a new service, Play Dead, associated with Nugs.

A study of the fiction of the American experimental novelist, Gilbert Sorrentino.

Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction by Daniel Green

Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction by Daniel Green

My book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction, is now available. You can acquire a free ebook at, among other outlets, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Smashwords, Kobo, or bookshop.org here: books2read.com…

This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction.

This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction.

Berlinale head says artists should not be pushed into soundbites after author quit over president’s remarks that film-makers should ‘stay out of politics’

This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction.