“Is there an art that is dangerous? Yes. It is that art which upsets the conditions of life.”–Charles Baudelaire. What…
Life and silence
As I write this, I am half way through a review. I have been half way through the review for…
The Politics of Reading
So, I’m reading this book. And I’m pretty much liking the thing. As I’m wont to do, I search the…
Like a Virgin
One of the great ironies of being a writer is that you necessarily lose the ability to experience writing in…
Sometimes I have trouble balancing what I read…
I feel like I am constantly battling with myself over what I’m reading. I started thinking about this because of…
Why, Hello, Friend
It’s a small world, that’s for sure, and it’s inevitable that as writers, we get to know each other. We…
“People who don’t read can also be very happy”
Argentinian novelist César Aira says, I don’t believe that literature is so important for society. On the contrary, I think…