by | May 31, 2019 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from Esquire The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s’ Most Decadent College Fall, 1982. A new freshman class arrives at arty, louche, and expensive Bennington College. Among the druggies, rebels, heirs, and posers: future Gen X literary stars Donna...
by | May 8, 2019 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from the Parker Pioneer Quartzsite’s ‘Naked Bookseller’ Paul Winer dies By John Gutekunst and Brandon Bowers Long-time Quartzsite resident Paul Winer died the evening of May 7 at his home. He was 75 years old. Winer was best known as the owner of...
by | Apr 21, 2019 | Culture Music Art, Literary News, Weirdness
from The Guardian The rise of robot authors: is the writing on the wall for human novelists? Artificial intelligence can now write fiction and journalism. But does it measure up to George Orwell – and can it report on Brexit? by Steven Poole An industrial robot writes...
by | Apr 20, 2019 | Literary News
from TIME Stop Saying Books Are Dead. They’re More Alive Than Ever BY LISA LUCAS / David Steinberger and Lisa Lucas / Getty Images Lisa Lucas is the executive director of the National Book Foundation, the presenter of the National Book Awards and a non-profit that...
by | Dec 27, 2018 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News, Los Angeles, Projects
from Just Jared Emma Roberts Is All Smiles After Purchasing James Frey’s ‘Katerina’ in LA! Emma Roberts has some holiday reading in store! The 27-year-old American Horror Storyactress was spotted heading out after purchasing a copy of James Frey‘s...