Thursday Hangovers
- Leila rounds up the lukewarm-to-hated-it reviews of Alice Sebold’s latest. I adored The Lovely Bones, but it does sound not-nearly-as-good. Here’s hoping the next one is a return to form. (Contrary opinions more than welcome in the comments, if you’ve read and liked it.)
- The dynamite Sarah Ellis — who’s on the faculty at my MFA program — just won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, which even comes with a check for $20,000. Yay!
- Damon Garr offers some interesting commentary on the debate about whether to publish "original" versions of Raymond Carver stories. And see David Anthony Durham’s thoughts as well.
- Will smart cars conquer the US?
- Stephanie Aulenback’s Little Known Facts About Children’s Literature.
- Everyone who didn’t read Joe Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts when it was released in a smallish run by a British press, can now do so. The stories are fabulous.
- Eve’s Alexandria on my favorite novel of recent years, Geoff Ryman’s Air. I wish everyone would read it. I wish there was a lot more science fiction like it.
- Wes Stace’s top 10 ventriloquist novels.
- And Justine pointed out this divinely fun piece on the madness of Frankfurt.
- Second Chris Barzak novel, which will be AMAZING!
- Writers: Do not piss off your publicist.
- Jed Berry: SUPASTAH! (Also, Aunt Gwenda IMPERSONATOR!)
- Freelancers need health insurance too. (Via Austin.)
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