Books – BIG OTHER

David Foster Wallace on Writing, Fiction, Freedom, and More

Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The truth will set you free.…

Happy birthday, Raymond Queneau! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Being or nothing, that is the question.…

Happy birthday, Anaïs Nin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The role of the writer is not…

Happy birthday, Toni Morrison! Here are some quotes from her writing: “‘If you surrendered to the air, you…

Since the 1970s, French Canadian author Gaëtan Brulotte has intrigued readers and critics with his clever, subtle novels and…

Several months ago, I asked a host of stellar writers to send me a list of their favorite books…

Happy birthday, J. M. Coetzee! 80, today! Here are some quotes from the author: “Unimaginable perhaps, but the…

Happy birthday, Elizabeth Bishop! Here are some quotes from her writing. “Lose something every day.” “Oh, must…

Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from this writer’s provocative writing: “The word is now…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 88, today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Here are some quotes from a writer whose…