http://www.laurenspohrer.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/03/09/504/ I can't wait to begin Sam Lipsyte's new novel The Ask -- which is reviewed by Lydia Milliet in this Sunday's NYT: "These are the kind of unlikable, lovable protagonists we miss; these are the self-loathing, mediocre secret geniuses who can set our people free." Gigantic Issue 2 looks established. I ... http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/03/05/%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99d-never-conceded-to-the-rom-com-pone/ diana mini camera, skins, eat when you feel sad by zachary german, "the moors" by ben marcus (in the latest tin house), the amy bishop saga, juicer, kate zambreno's blog, drugs: a very short introduction by leslie iversen, dottie lasky's poem in the new yorker http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/02/21/recommendations/ 1 Marry somebody you love and who thinks you being a writer's a good idea. 2 Don't have children. 3 Don't read your reviews. 4 Don't write reviews. (Your judgment's always tainted.) 5 Don't have arguments with your wife in the morning, or late at night. 6 Don't drink and write at the same time. 7 Don't ... http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/02/21/richard-fords-10-rules-for-writing/ Catherine Lacey Annie DeWitt Roxane Gay Rachel B. Glaser Rozi Jovanovic Dottie Lasky Natalie Lyalin Kendra Grant Malone Chelsea Martin Alexandra Sears Anya Yurchyshyn http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/01/29/as-i-get-older-these-categories-are-increasingly-important-to-me/ items I am reading slowly and recommend: why animal suffering matters by andrew linzey, dad says he saw you at the mall by ken sparling (courtesy of sasha fletcher), mindfulness in plain english by bhante henepola gunaratana, the stories of vladimir nabokov, light boxes: a novel by shane jones. items to physically attend, see you there? 1.) March ... http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/01/29/467/ 1.) "How, I wondered, would the landscape change if the New Yorker published Diane Williams, Gary Lutz, Ben Marcus, Lydia Davis? What renaissance might ensue?" from Loads of Learned Lumber 2.) I am reviewing A.N. Wilson's Our Times: 1953-2008 for The Faster Times. From A.N. Wilson's Wikipedia page: In August 2006 Wilson's biography ... http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/01/07/460/ At the end of November I wrote about T. Gertler's book Elbowing the Seducer and wondered about T. Gertler's identity, and what happened to her. I don't know a lot more than I knew then, but I've finished her novel. The book is dedicated to R.D., M.D. and (the symbol for the ... http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2010/01/03/t-gertler-update/ Shary Boyle and Carly Waito are two of my favorite artists -- and both are Canadian. Here's Carly Waito's exhibition page at the Narwhal Art Space. http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2009/12/13/mineral-paintings-by-carly-waito/ Amazing! Way better than I expected. http://www.laurenspohrer.com/2009/12/13/my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done/