The British 20 Under 40
Great Britain is making its own lists. And Great Britain is still publishing novels.If you believe the rumors, the raging historical narratives are printed by hand, folded into folios, carried from...
View ArticleAn English Writer on an American Ship in the Persian Gulf
Geoff Dyer has a new book out, Another Great Day at the Sea, written during a two-week writing residency on the USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf. Over at Salon, Laura Miller explores what it...
View ArticleNotes on Self
At Salon, Laura Miller rebukes Will Self’s criticism of George Orwell at the BBC, arguing that the British novelist has misinterpreted “Politics and the English Language.” She emphasizes the importance...
View ArticlePaying Authors to Appear
The British Society of Authors has called on literary festival organizers to pay authors who make appearances at events. The organization is asking that any literary festivals that charge entrance fees...
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Whole World Is Desert
My mother dragged me halfway around the world just to see a fucking desert. She had an affair she was stupid enough to confess to Dad, and then a complete mental breakdown and mid-life crisis when my...
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