About Significant Objects

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Author Updates

1) Sara Ryan recently wrote “Fair Trade,” a story for the Welcome to Bordertown anthology forthcoming in 2011 from Random House, edited by Holly Black and Ellen Kushner. The story is in comics form with art by Dylan Meconis, with … Continue reading

Author Updates

1) Rebecca Wolff has published a new issue of Fence, the biannual journal of arts and literature. 2) David Shields is finishing a biography of J.D. Salinger; the co-author is Shane Salerno. He’s also finishing edits of a Norton anthology … Continue reading

Author Updates

1) Kurt Andersen and Stewart O’Nan each has a story in Stories, the new anthology of short fiction edited by Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio. It’s published by HarperCollins. 2) Merrill Markoe is an intermittent panelist on “Curb: The Discussion,” … Continue reading

Author Updates

1) Gary Panter is painting, working on a new Jimbo comic and, and also working on a new Devin Gary & Ross album. 2) Sung J. Woo‘s first novel, Everything Asian, comes out in paperback on July 20. The launch … Continue reading

Author Updates

1) There’s a new interview with Nicholas Rombes — regarding his “10/40/70” project at Filmmaker Magazine. Also, his story in two parts — “The Color Spectrum Fiasco” and “PZL Bielsko SZD-40” — appeared recently at Metazen. 2) Sari Wilson is collaborating … Continue reading

Author Updates

1) Wesley Stace‘s third novel, Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer, was published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on July 1st. It will be published in the USA by Picador on February 2011. 2) Sam Means and Elliott Kalan … Continue reading