First Wave: Vladimir Nabokov—Lolita (1955), Pale Fire (1962), Speak, Memory (1936-66), Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle (1969) Thomas Pynchon—V. (1963) , Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity’s Rainbow (1973), Mason & Dixon (1997), Against The Day (2006) William Gaddis—The Recognitions (1955), JR (1975), a Frolic of His Own (1994) John Barth—Fiction: the Sot-Weed Factor […]
Gentlemen, what book would occupy the crook of your arm on a round of literary speed dating? Henry Miller? Pablo Neruda? Faulkner’s Sanctuary? Crossword puzzle writer reveals his terminal cancer in one of his puzzles. Nature has a formula that tells us when it’s time to die. For the hideous offense that is this horrible […]
A Christmas gift card was burning a Criterion-sized hole in Joshua Covell‘s pocket. The consensus among Anobium is that, should you find yourself in Mr. Covell’s situation, you best choose Fritz Lang’s M. Or else. From Anobium Editor Benjamin Van Loon: Fearing the onset of hoarder-dom, have you emptied your garage in a post-holiday purge? […]
“The art world went a bit nutty for the whole story:” Right before WWII, Mrs. De Florian fled her Paris apartment, which was left untouched until now. Unscripted, barely researched, all fun! Paul F. Tompkins as HG Wells brings you the Dead Authors Podcast. Check out the savage Chick Flix series at Delirious Hem featuring […]
There is inside. Most of us spend most of our time there. There is usually something that separates that space from nature, which can often be cold, wet, or other forms of unpleasantness. Outside makes me feel small but not always in a bad way. Often both spaces are boring and normal, especially when the setting is mundane, […]
