Poetry a-Twitter

from The Telegraph UKPoetry’s popularity soars onlineBy Stephen AdamsPoetry, long thought of as an art form in terminal decline, is taking off on the internet according to new figures. Recognising the potential of the internet for poetry: Andrew MotionThe...

Unbelievable

David Foster Wallace is gone. from the New York Times David Foster Wallace, 46, Writer, Dies By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 13, 2008 Marion Ettlinger David Foster Wallace  CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) — David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his...

Mystery Tweet by Tweet

from the Bits Blog at NY Times Introducing the Twiller By MATT RICHTEL You might remember the novel in its earlier form; it had a cover, and many pages, forethought of plot, editors and agents weighing in, and, oh yes, it generally had sentences and punctuation. And,...

Top 10 Lit Sex

from The Guardian UK Eli Gottlieb’s top 10 scenes from the battle of the sexes Wedded bliss … Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Photograph: Kobal Eli Gottlieb’s debut novel, The Boy Who Went Away, won the...