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The London canvas
Help Mick scrabble around for psychogeographical oddities...
:: STARTED BY GogMickGog
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:39 16.11.06
Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
The new novel from Bret Easton Ellis, the author of "American Psycho" and "Rules of Attraction" comes out August 16th, 2005. Come on in to discuss.
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:39 16.11.06
Translations
Translating books and reading in translation. How can you get it right, and which translations have you enjoyed?
:: STARTED BY Vincennes: Bringing Sassy Back
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:27 14.11.06
Cornelius
Did anyone else investigate Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius novels as a result of reading the Invisibles?
:: STARTED BY Mercuryzap
:: 52 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:38 02.11.06
Jackie Kay
Jackie Kays poetry messes with my mind, help required.
:: STARTED BY Rosslyntemplar
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:50 02.11.06
Is Anyone Here A Literary Agent (Or Do You Know One Personally)
It's so simple I sound like a kook, but I want to publish a book. And sending on spec isn't good for your text, so perhaps one of you guys can look.
:: STARTED BY miss wonderstarr
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:12 02.11.06
Men's and Women's Magazines
Is there really a balance towards more "serious" writing and pressure-free approaches in men's mags, or are these authors out to lunch?
:: STARTED BY MattShepherd: LARGELY ABSENT!
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:44 01.11.06
Military Science-Fiction and the politics thereof
Is my liking for military sci-fi justifiable, or have I been seduced by the dark side and its glorification of violence and the military?
:: STARTED BY Axolotl
:: 40 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:28 31.10.06
Dhalgren- Samuel R Delany
The Ulysses of science fiction? Or something more than that? Discuss Samuel R Delany's Dhalgren here.
:: STARTED BY Stoatie's power level is >9000
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:45 31.10.06
The Greatest Book In The World
What is the best book you ever read? Why was it so good? Criticism & discussion but no spoilers please.
:: STARTED BY eirdandfracar
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:29 31.10.06
Sounding like a writer from X (MFA Program question)
Question about MFA styles.
:: STARTED BY Crestmere
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:53 31.10.06
Robert Anton Wilson needs our help
Sad news from Douglas Rushkoff
:: STARTED BY Bradley Sands
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:30 30.10.06
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Who else is currently reading this excellent book, care to discuss?
:: STARTED BY ORQWITH
:: 69 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:01 25.10.06
The Baader-Meinhof Affair
The Baader-Meinhof Affair. Erin Cosgrove. Romance Novels. Judith Krantz. Commodity Fetishism. Baudrillard. Luxury. Manifesto. Terrorism. Bret Easton Ellis. Weather Underground. Conceptual Art. Donna Tartt.
:: STARTED BY Ethan Hawke
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:33 17.10.06
Any good literary biographies?
Recommend some good literary biographies, then tell us what you think is the best biography ever and your criteria for choosing so.
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:27 16.10.06
David Gemmell, 1948 - 2006
The prolific and talented 'greatest living writer of heroic fantasy' died on the morning of Friday 28th July 2006 after failing to recover from a heart bypass operation two weeks previously. This thread is for anyone who, like me, has been moved by his writing in the past.
:: STARTED BY Jack The Bodiless
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:34 15.10.06
Chuck Rosenthal
U.S. writer with many out-of-print books (though some are being reprinted soon, good for you).
:: STARTED BY Tsuga
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:56 10.10.06
Martin Amis's House of Meetings
It's Martin in Moscow and Amis above the Arctic Circle. Anyone read this attempt at a contemporary Russian novel?
:: STARTED BY Janean Patience
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:31 10.10.06
Shibumi
Come let us adore him! Of course I'm talking about Nicolai Hel in this brilliant & transcendant spoof of the spy genre.
:: STARTED BY XK
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:21 08.10.06
Thrillers for the PhD crowd
From Eco to Tartt, Dan Brown and that awful Rule of Four thrown in... art history meets knife-wielding crazies!
:: STARTED BY wembley can change in 28 days
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:20 06.10.06
Voltaire, "Candide"
Satire on war, death...well, everything bad, really.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:13 05.10.06
Fact and Fiction: Spot The Difference.
What are the key differences between Academic & Fictional writing?
:: STARTED BY eirdandfracar
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:53 05.10.06
Peter Sotos
Awhile back, I mentioned Peter Sotos' name on a thread in the music forum and someone said that there should be a thread about his work in the book forum one day. Well, I finally got around to doing that thread now, for better or worse... So disgusting pervert or genuine writer? Or both?
:: STARTED BY Sypha has left the building
:: 44 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:56 04.10.06
Sam Selvon, "The Lonely Londoners"
"At Waterloo station, hopeful new arrivals from the West indies step off the boat train, ready to start afresh in 1950s London."
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:12 29.09.06
Mark Danielewski- Only Revolutions
Mark Danielewski's new novel, Only Revolutions. Difficult second album syndrome, or wonderful new voyage into the head of the House Of Leaves guy? Who can say, until they read the thing?
:: STARTED BY Stoatie's power level is >9000
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:26 29.09.06
Logue's Iliad
Discussion of Christopher Logue's decades-long work-in-progress Iliad translation
:: STARTED BY buttergun
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:50 27.09.06
Is there any good fantasy anywhere?
I'm running out of decent fantasy authors. Are there any more?
:: STARTED BY at the scarwash
:: 87 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:01 26.09.06
Ezra Pound's translation of "The Seafarer"
Bittre breostcares hath Ich.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:50 23.09.06
Kill Your Darlings
Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Colin Dexter, What makes some authors kill of their main characters?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Drinks Your Milkshake
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:39 23.09.06
20th Century's Best Characters
Book Magazine's 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900
:: STARTED BY casemaker
:: 61 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:22 21.09.06
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