It’s Friday afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. So up we wrap this week’s posting with something that’s interesting, easy to digest and generally just good to know. It’s the novelist John Irving, talking shop. There’s plenty to glean from his conversation with Book Lounge. So listen up and get your learn on. It’s not the weekend yet. – Kevin Murphy
From the daily archives:
Friday, July 17, 2009
Heidegger Will Make You Scream.
Are you feeling anxious? Can the weekend not arrive soon enough? Today’s Grab Bag feels your pain. As does the Notre Dame Review. They’re discussing Heidegger’s theory of angst and a new book that reexamines the philosopher’s assertion that angst dictates life. The EU plants its collective feet on the literature map. Today they announce the winners of their debut literature prize. Speaking of contests, a recent Man-Booker prize winner discusses the Indian city of his birth, as well as his thirst for English novels. The Guardian looks at how computers influenced writers even before they were writing on them, Salon chats with Dave Eggers about print’s future, and Dave Kipen, the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Director is crazy, absolutely ding dong bat crazy for Thomas Pynchon. Find out why, or not. Just don’t fret. Anxiety is for the birds. – Kevin Murphy
