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Volume I, Issue 38
February 23 - March 2, 1998
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London Calling 
Author Peter Carey talks about his new novel, his approach to fiction and fact, and where he draws the line. [2]
Leonard Gill
David Foster Wallace 
An interview with David Foster Wallace reveals what he really thinks of editors. [3]
Tom Scocca
Between Black and White 
Two new books deal with the South's grim history of segregation and racial hatred. [4]
Marc Stengel and Elaine Phillips
In Person 
George Plimpton, author of the biography "Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career" spoke at recently in Texas. [5]
Claiborne Smith
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Pink and Read
Gus Van Sant's new novel, "Pink." [6]
Sid Moody
Sexual Odyssey 
Sex without consequences--what a concept! [7]
Jami Macarty
Slacking Toward Bethlehem 
Alex Garland's "The Beach." [8]
Julie Birnbaum
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Some of That Jazz
America's favorite curmudgeon on jazz innovators and imitators, and the writers who love them. [9]
Harvey Pekar
Nothing Personal
In a new biography, Andrew Motion tries to show us the political side of John Keats. [10]
Adam Kirsch
Street Smart
Journalist Lou Cannon manages to put into useful perspective the L.A. riots following the Rodney King beating. [11]
Christopher Weir
Media Mix
The latest media hot spot--magazines for teen girls. [12]
Liza Featherstone
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ant to have some fun? Try to read this entire interview with
Peter Carey, author of "Jack Maggs" and "Oscar
and Lucinda," as if he were speaking in a feeble whisper.
The poor bloke had laryngitis but, trouper that he is, went ahead
with the interview anyhoo. With dedication like that, how can
his novels be anything but great? You know?
This David Foster Wallace guy gives good interview too. I know
what you're thinking: "gives good interview" is, like,
so offensive. Sure it is, but it's, like, totally appropriate
to the interview. And so is, like, my use of "like."
More interview action: Robert Ikard talks about the incident
that forms the basis for his non-fiction book "No More Social
Lynchings." An account of the 1946 "Mink Slide riot"
in Columbia, Tennessee, the book would fit well into any library
about famous racial-conflict situations in America. You could
read the book, but why bother when the interview sums up the incident
so well?
In other oral-author news, George Plimpton gave a reading/booksigning
for his biographical "Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends,
Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career."
Rumor has it he spent almost half the time saying the title. Read
the story if you want to get beyond rumor.
Also reviewed or discussed this week:
I'm all booked out. See you next week, pulpface.
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Speed Reader
"Prisoners in my Backyard" by Maria L. Leyba; "Oscar & Lucinda" by Peter Carey; "Pragmatism: a Reader" by Lois Menand; "Loving Chloe" by Jo-Ann Mapson. [13]
Stephen Ausherman, Steven Robert Allen, Dan Scott, Todd Gibson
Now What? 
Love to read? Need some clever ideas? Our library of resources and staff picks are guaranteed to turn on plenty of mental light bulbs via your electrified eye sockets. [14]
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