The English-speaking literary world is still scrambling to learn more about Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. The New York Times published selected excerpts two weeks ago. Now the New Yorker has announced that its October 23 issue will include a complete Clezio short story, "The Boy Who Had … Continue reading Who’s That Guy?
Sit, Stay
The film version of JR Ackerley's paean to his pooch My Dog Tulip is well underway--68 minutes of an expected 88 minute run time have been completed. The book is an unflinching look at dog ownership--and to judge from the clips on http://www.mydogtulipfilm.com, the movie isn't prettying up Ackerley's frank and funny book. Voice actors … Continue reading Sit, Stay
Fry’s on the Road
British humorist (and technology enthusiast) Stephen Fry is coming to America. His new show--helpfully titled "Stephen Fry in America" has just begun airing on the BBC. Even better for those of us west of Iceland, there's a long excerpt from the book of the same name on Fry's blog. In it, Stephen muses on how … Continue reading Fry’s on the Road
Musings from Magers and Quinn 