1) Doug Dorst‘s short story collection, The Surf Guru, is coming out on July 15 (Riverhead). It’s the July selection for The Rumpus Book Club, brainchild of SO contributor Stephen Elliott. Dorst will be doing some West Coast readings in … Continue reading
Comprehensive takedown of latest “Fiction is Dead” argument: http://bit.ly/aCbNqi # Laura Miller on the slush-pile reading future. http://bit.ly/bZtPQe # Pictures of Stuff, on the MKTG Tumblr: http://murketing.tumblr.com/tagged/Pictures_of_Stuff # Nice writeup about S.O. on Shareable.net. http://bit.ly/aFciSV # Powered by Twitter Tools
UPDATE: This sale has been extended until Tuesday at 11:59 pm. Technically, I guess you can save 20% on any 20X200 order of $50 or more, but you’ll feel good about yourself for buying one of the ones created for … Continue reading
Thanks everybody for reading the stories and bidding on the objects and helping spread the word on our Epistolary Week series, guest-curated by Ben Greenman. In five short days we converted $3.50 worth of thrift-store flotsam into a sweet $229 … Continue reading
Down to the last two items from our Epistolary Week special series, guest curated by Ben Greenman. Bid here. And check out the other project related to Ben’s What He’s Poised To Do: It’s called Letters With Character, and aims … Continue reading
Techdirt, which has long been one of the most insightful observers of Significant Objects, offers up the first analysis we’ve seen of how our forthcoming book adds to this project’s consideration of narrative , things, and value: [The original experiment] … Continue reading
Hey readers in New York City: Tonight, Ben Greenman, guest curator of our special Epistolary Week, has a special event tonight in connection with his just-released book, What He’s Poised To Do. The New Yorker explains: He’ll be joined by … Continue reading
“Fictopedia is an online encyclopedia of user-generated, fictional information.” http://bit.ly/a3ctMd # Nice entry about our One Story (@onestorymag) benefit/team up on their blog: http://bit.ly/9efZMq # Stereotyping people by their favorite author: http://bit.ly/a2lv03 # Significant Objects, Antiques Roadshow: “There is a … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Joe Meno, has ended. Original price: 50 cents. Final price: $48.50. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Scott Snyder, has ended. Original price: $0 (found object). Final price: $80. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Terese Svoboda, has ended. Original price: $1. Final price: $42. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go to … Continue reading
This is the 12th in an occasional series of updates about our project’s 200-ish participating authors. 1) William Gibson‘s story (“‘Hawk’ Ashtray”) for Significant Objects was named one of the “Wigleaf Top 50.” 2) On June 12, Brooklyn gallery Proteus … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by James Hannaham, has ended. Original price: $2. Final price: $28.50. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go to … Continue reading
[The auction for his Significant Object, with story by Irina Reyn, has ended. Original price: $0 (found/donated object). Final price: $30. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will … Continue reading
Dear Significant Objects Readers and Prospective Significant Objects Buyers, My new book of stories, What He’s Poised To Do (Harper Perennial, June 20), is about letters and letter-writing. In the stories, people use letters to embrace other people, or to … Continue reading
Transport III with Underwater New York, June 12: artwork inspired by the city’s underwater landscape, more. http://bit.ly/bBgIZK # This is not quite as exciting as a book announcement, but we're No. 29 on Trendhunter's list of 33 Awesome Auctions. http://bit.ly/dsFnJV … Continue reading
This is the 11th in an occasional series of updates about our project’s nearly 200 (and counting) participating authors. BUT FIRST, SOME NEWS ABOUT SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS: * Earlier this week, we announced the details of the forthcoming Significant Objects book, … Continue reading
Readers, you’ve waited patiently for new Significant Objects and stories, while we squared away some of the preliminary details on our forthcoming book, and labored to complete a few of the various unrelated tasks that enable us to pay our … Continue reading
