A few years ago, in Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell produced a startling and often beautiful meditation on human predation. Now,…
Annalemma’s Tilt-a-Whirl
Chris Heavener of Annalemma is talking about connections, community, & submissions. This is an important conversation (isn’t it?) & I’d…
Amy Hempel’s answer – What’s yours?
As a writing teacher, and in the interest of all the aspiring writers reading this, what’s the most common mistake…
Reading Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, part 6
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 7 | Part 8…
(Keep Feeling) Stephin Merritt
I may be a bit slow to the party, but until tonight, and a chance overhearing in a crowded bar,…
Anatomy of a Flash: Janey Smith (Guest post by Keith Nathan Brown)
Provocateur and DIY punk mistress, Janey Smith, eschews the conventional channels of publishing for a more personal guerrilla method in…
In memory of Big Al, Little Norm and Average-sized Mrs Swinburne
Alan Plater has died. I don’t know how many outside the UK will even recognise the name, but he has…
James Kaelan’s WE’RE GETTING ON is a must have
Like all of you BigOther contributors & readers, I am passionate about books. & when I read a book that…
I Shot the Moon, Calamari Press, 7 / 39, THE NIGHT I DROPPED SHAKESPEARE ON THE CAT
Apologies for the delay, I have been making my way through other reviews but am back on Calamari track now.…
Elegy to a Bookstore?
Bookstores are still one of my favorite places to hang, and whenever I travel I invariably seek one to roam…