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June 16, 2005
Bookmark Now
I just started reading Bookmark Now. It's a collection of essays on the state of writing and reading in the postmodern (or are we on post-postmodern yet?) world, edited by Kevin Smokler. I was going to read it all in order, but I had to skip ahead to read Robert Lanham's satirical love-note to the McSweeneys crowd. I have a twisted love/hate opinion on them; I can't deny that they're taking literature to a cooler place, but it feels so self-congratulatory that it bugs the hell out of me.
(Full disclosure: I have a bit of seething jealousy towards anyone who can sit down and write fiction for 15 minutes straight without getting sidetracked into playing Bubble Struggle for an hour. But that's something I have to work out for myself.)
Anyway, Kevin is coming to Harvard Book Store on July 7th to talk about the book and the future of the book (that's the book writ large, not this particular book...never mind). And Sooz has organized a dinner party afterwards with Kevin; I'll be there and encourage you all to go as well. You can RSVP here. Good conversation and Thai food...there's no downside!
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