John Madera

John Barth on Writing, Fiction, “Passionate Virtuosity,” and More.

Happy birthday, John Barth! 90, today! Here are some quotes from the author. “Self-knowledge is always bad news.”…

Happy birthday, Miles Davis! Here are some quotes from the musician. “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not…

Happy birthday, Ralph Waldo Emerson! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Neither dogmatize yourself, nor accept another’s…

Happy birthday, Bob Dylan! 79, today! Lucky to have seen this trickster and consummate artist perform live many times…

Happy Arrival Day, Sun Ra! Here are some quotes from the composer and musician. “I think of myself…

Happy birthday, Lucie Brock-Broido! Here are some quotes from the poet. “I, abstract, adoring, distant / And unsalvageable.”…

Happy birthday, W. G. Sebald! Here are some quotes from his writing: “It would be an ambition of…

Delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Big Other Book Awards! All the books below are linked to…

Happy birthday, Diane Arbus! Here are some quotes from the photographer: “The thing that’s important to know is…

Happy birthday, Joseph Beuys! Here are some quotes from the artist. “I think art is the only political…