From the daily archives:
by Sean Ruane
It was very warm outside.
There was a man in a smart ‘Johnny Carson’ suit choking to death.
He made not the universal sign of choking, that classic grabbing of the neck.
He just glanced up from his plate of marbled beef and smiled at me. I knew what he meant.
Hello, Monday. Hello, computer and coffee and office. And hello readers. Today we have pages, pages and pages of literature news. Yes, Monday brings the blues. But it also provides the most comprehensive installment of articles and stories concerning the written word. So buck up, buttercup. We’ve got you covered. And Today’s Body of Work has wings. Take flight from the mundane, read instead about Martin Amis and his famous one-liners, about August Kleinzahler — arguably America’s finest living poet — basking in the sweet addiction of poetry, about the ongoing Salinger saga and Turkish literature finally crossing the divide. The Atlantic shows us how to be happy, even if Tent Cities are popping up all over the place, as explained in The Nation, and why not let these wings carry us once more to the land of John Updike, a place that inspires Julian Barnes to reflect, expel demons and rejoice. — Kevin Murphy
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