If you’ve been following along with us here at Big Other, you know that in January we read and discussed…
So-Called Small Presses Dominate the N.B.C.C. Awards!
On Thursday, March 10, 2011, the National Book Critics Circle announced the winners of its book awards for publishing year…
Big Other and Vol. 1 Brooklyn Present: Marcy Dermansky, Norman Lock, and Lincoln Michel
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:00pm – 10:00pm Brooklyn Winery 213 N. 8th Street Brooklyn, NY RSVP here. Marcy Dermansky is…
A Good Man Gives Me A Bad Man
Tonight, I went with Greg Gerke to an event honoring the ever-inimitable Stanley Elkin. After a short documentary of Elkin’s…
Big Other Contributors’ News, #24
Radiohead just released a new album; and we’ve got some news to share, too. Thanks for reading!
On “Deal with the Devil,” a Review by William Logan
A couple of weeks ago I twice read aloud Elizabeth Bishop’s complete poems, reveling in their wit, their unusual imagery,…
Internet Graffiti and Its Discontents
So, a friend sent this link to me. Clicking on the link, I discovered yet another one of these rather…
Reading Caponegro’s The Complexities of Intimacy: “The Father’s Blessing”
“The Father’s Blessing” is the longest story in The Complexities of Intimacy so far, and it’s a major comedic turn,…
Elizabeth Bishop at 100
After taking a detour from my reading of The Portrait of a Lady (with its grand style and intricacies, it’s…