M&Q hosted a fantastic event last week. Chuck Palahniuk packed the Triple Rock Social Club for a reading from his new novel Snuff. A capacity crowd of 350 attended and had a great time. But don't take my word for it. You can read a fan's account of the evening on the blog One Schlock's … Continue reading Chuck Palahniuk Rocks the House
Woman On Top
Granta magazine has named a new editor. Alex Clark, formerly a deputy literary editor for the Observer newspaper (where she writes the column "My So-Called Week") and critic for the Daily Telegraph will take over for Jason Cowley, who left the magazine's helm after only seven months. Clark is the first woman to head Granta.--David … Continue reading Woman On Top
Hell-Adjacent
Filming on the movie version of Cormac McCarthy's grueling novel The Road is underway, and the New York Times has a glimpse behind the scenes. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic near future, after the earth has been scourged by an unnamed tragedy and world's few remaining humans trudge struggle for survival in a … Continue reading Hell-Adjacent