IN THIS UPDATE: Ben Greenman, Ben Katchor, J. Robert Lennon, Matthew Sharpe. 1) Ben Greenman published a new collection, Celebrity Chekhov (Harper Perennial), which takes the short fiction of Anton Chekhov, removes the characters, and inserts contemporary celebrities. It has … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Jason Grote, Terese Svoboda, Teddy Blanks. 1) Jason Grote will be presenting a lecture based on his Hilobrow series of Silver Age comic book double-entendres at Adult Ed in Union Hall in Brooklyn on December 7. View … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Jenny Davidson, Alissa Nutting, David Abrams. 1) Jenny Davidson‘s novel Invisible Things was released yesterday. It is the sequel to The Explosionist. *** 2) Alissa Nutting‘s Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls was picked by Steve Almond … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Joanne McNeil, Robert Lopez. 1) Joanne McNeil recently wrote a catalog essay for the New Museum exhibition “Free.” Her essay “Overfutured” looks at Jon Rafman’s “9 Eyes of Google Street View” and other technology-inspired art in the … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Colleen Werthmann, Josh Kramer, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer. 1) Colleen Werthmann is currently appearing in a play by The Civilians, an investigative theater company, at the Irondale Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. IN THE FOOTPRINT, a new play with … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Annie Nocenti, Sheila Heti. 1) After the January 10th earthquake in Haiti, Annie Nocenti spent four months there making documentaries. This week, HiLobrow.com published the first in a series (titled “Gadou Gadou”) of ten reports by Nocenti. … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Miranda Mellis 1) Miranda Mellis invites one and all to X-REFERENCE, a multimedia launch party to celebrate the launching of ENCyClopEdiA Vol 2 F-K. There will be readings, performances, and collaborations by local vol. 2 contributors: Mary … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Toni Schlesinger, Ed Park. 1) Today at 6 pm, Toni Schlesinger reads an excerpt of a new book in progress at the The New York Society Library. INFO: Members’ Room, 53 East 79th Street, 212-288-6900 x244. Schlesinger’s … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Jason Grote, Rebecca Wolff, Kate Bernheimer. 1) This month, Jason Grote‘s play 1001 will be produced at NYU’s Gallatin School and at Howard Community College in Maryland. *** 2) Rebecca Wolff has a long poem — “The … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Ben Ehrenreich, Gabriel Levinson. 1) Ben Ehrenreich has an essay on the violence in Mexico in the October 14 issue of the London Review of Books [subscribers only], a long article about death in the November issue … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Matthew Sharpe, Sari Wilson. 1) Matthew Sharpe continues to tour in support of his new novel, You Were Wrong. Monday, October 25, 7:00 pm. Reading at Book People 603 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78703 Tuesday, November 9, … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Christine Hill, Joshua Glenn. 1) Earlier this month, Christine Hill‘s project Volksboutique transformed into a Berlin shop. The primary activity will be an updated version of her Armory Apothecary from 2009 [pictured above]. The shop features an … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Nomi Kane, Jeff Turrentine, Terese Svoboda. *** 1) Terese Svoboda is reading today (October 17) at KGB with Ben Greenman and Matthew Salesses, 8:00 p.m. *** 2) Nomi Kane just finished co-editing and contributing to a new … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Kate Bernheimer, Michael Atkinson, Matthew Wells. 1) As we reported in August, Kate Bernheimer is very busy. Here are a few updates: October 16, Boston Book Festival, fairy-tale reading and discussion with Kathryn Davis, Kelly Link, and … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Sheila Heti, Robert Lopez. 1) Sheila Heti‘s new book, How Should a Person Be?, was released on October 5 in Canada by House of Anansi Press. (It can be ordered online by Americans.) David Shields writes, “Sheila … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Ben Katchor, Stephen O’Connor. UPCOMING EVENT: On October 9th (from 6-7 p.m. at San Francisco’s Root Division, as part of Litquake’s Litcrawl), SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS will present its first live event: An Evening of Remarkable Stories about Unremarkable … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Myla Goldberg, Alissa Nutting, Joshua Glenn. UPCOMING EVENT: On October 9th (from 6-7 p.m. at San Francisco’s Root Division, as part of Litquake’s Litcrawl), SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS will present its first live event: An Evening of Remarkable Stories … Continue reading →

IN THIS UPDATE: Shelley Jackson, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer. UPCOMING EVENT: On October 9th, from 6-7 p.m. at San Francisco’s Root Division, as part of Litquake’s Litcrawl, SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS will present its first live event: An Evening of Remarkable Stories about Unremarkable … Continue reading →