book arts
by Anne Stameshkin
Book-cut Sculpture (Su Blackwell) The Sorted Book project (Nina Katchadourian) Pulp fiction scenes (Thomas Allen) Book collages (Lisa Kokin) Book autopsies (Brian Dettmer)
Book-cut Sculpture (Su Blackwell) The Sorted Book project (Nina Katchadourian) Pulp fiction scenes (Thomas Allen) Book collages (Lisa Kokin) Book autopsies (Brian Dettmer)
On the topic of our “you’ve got to re-read this” series, I highly recommend this wonderful essay from Tim Kreider at Balitmore City Paper. When Books Could Change Your Life: Why What We Pore Over At 12 May Be The Most Important Reading We Ever Do Let’s all admit it: We never got over those first loves. Listen to the difference in the voices of any groups of well-read, overeducated people discussing contemporary fiction, or the greatest books they’ve ever read, and the voices of those same people, only two drinks later, talking about the books they loved as kids… […]
In the workshop I’m teaching we’ve been talking a lot about the difference between writing for the screen and writing for the page — the advantages of each medium and how to “translate” scenes from one to the other. Tangentially, we wondered if a lion roared or a castle illuminated or a fanfare erupted just before we opened a book, would that make us even more thrilled to begin reading? No wonder sitting in a theater feels more exciting — to most — than turning to page 1. (Caveat: I think if you have the memory of opening many rewarding […]
Fiction writers are often the first to prostrate themselves and say they don’t get poetry, but these five recommendations have been hand-picked for prosers.
Four writer-readers chat about Richard Price’s novel Lush Life and David Simon’s critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire.
Preeta Samarasan compiles a list of 19th-21st century authors who capitalize words for dramatic/comedic effect, as Dickens does.
New Yorkers, tonight is your chance to get liquored up in bookish style. I’m talking about the first NYC LitCrawl (an off-shoot of San Francisco’s famed LitQuake ). FWR Contributor Lee Goldberg’s Guerilla Lit Reading Series is curating one of the events, a reading by Tao Lin and Nicole Audrey Spector (7:15 at Solas – East Village: 232 East 9th Street). San Franciscans, you get to enjoy LitQuake events from October 3-11, 2008. Check out the schedule.
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged at libraries, bookstores, and schools across the United States. Banned Books Week is an annual opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read–and to rally for uncensored access to great literature. Bookstores and libraries are sponsoring exhibits and events to raise awareness; find out what’s happening near you on the Banned Books Week site. Some NYC events include displays at the Inwood branch of the New York Public Library and Hunter College Libraries. Additionally, the Hunter College Library blog will feature posts on banned books throughout the week. The American Booksellers Foundation for Free […]
EDIT 10-3-08: This competition is now extended through OCTOBER 31, 2008 to give Netherland fans a chance to ponder the perfect cast. In the meantime, tell FWR what books you’d like to see in future dream-cast competitions by commenting here. Every Friday, FWR lets you dream-cast a film adaptation of a widely-read book. First up: Joseph O’Neill’s critically acclaimed Netherland. Who would play Hans? Chuck? Rachel? Jake? Eliza? Any smaller characters? [For the hardcore film people out there: who would write the screenplay? who would direct?] Comment with your picks by 10 PM this Sunday night (Sept. 28) and be […]
Is there a book you adored during childhood, adolescence, or those early twenties — a book you still love with nostalgic fury but haven’t revisited for years? FWR invites you to dust off and re-read it, then write about the experience. This will be an ongoing series on the blog; send submissions to fictionwritersreview@gmail.com.
