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Lawrence Osborne does Raymond Chandler quite well, thank you
Lawrence Osborne has written an official – and good – sequel to Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe novel, ‘Only to Sleep.’ The British novelist lives off the beaten track in Thailand, where journalist Ross Davies joined him for sake. Source: Lawrence Osborne does Raymond Chandler quite well, thank you
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The male glance: how we fail to take women’s stories seriously | News | The Guardian
The long read: Male art is epic, universal, and profoundly meaningful. Women’s creations are domestic, emotional and trivial. How did we learn to misread stories so badly? Source: The male glance: how we fail to take women’s stories seriously | News | The Guardian
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Writers in Paris
In the years after the First World War, a number of American writers took up residence in Paris. Steve Cleary assesses some of the work that came out of their time abroad. … The 1920s was the golden age of literary modernism, and Paris was then the literary and artistic capital of the western world.…
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Hemingway on War and Its Aftermath | National Archives
Spring 2006, Vol. 38, No. 1 Editor’s Note: Older article, but still good article on historical details and the exhibit… Source: Hemingway on War and Its Aftermath | National Archives
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‘Dream of a House’ tours the eclectic home of writer Reynolds Price – LA Times
“What can things — furniture, everyday objects, art — really tell us about someone? If this book is any indication, plenty. What Price chose to surround himself with tells us about his obsessions, his affections, and perhaps even his perception of himself.” Source: ‘Dream of a House’ tours the eclectic home of writer Reynolds Price…
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Stephen King: on alcoholism and returning to the Shining
Stephen King has written a lot of books – at 56 novels, he’s closing in on Agatha Christie – some of which have been great, some of which less so. Still, he says, when people say, “Steve, your books are uneven”, he’s confident “there’s good stuff in all of ’em”. Now and then, a story lingers…
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FFF: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, 2015
Facts for Features : Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, 2015 via U.S. Census Bureau Source: FFF: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, 2015
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Writers’ Conference Returns | NewsCenter | SDSU
“The San Diego State University Writers’ Conference has a long history of bringing a star-studded lineup of publishing industry professionals to San Diego, and the 31st annual conference — January 23 to 25, 2015 — will deliver on that tradition.” via Writers’ Conference Returns | NewsCenter | SDSU.
