John Irving reviews Gunter Grass’ memoir for the Times.
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A few of my favorite things: a crush list for early summer
Bananas, the fruit. I can’t get enough of them and whenever I eat them I think of the main character in The Hotel New Hampshire whose name I cannot remember who eats bananas and runs…
The Brief History of the Dead
I woke up at 2:30 this morning with the light on in my bedroom and Kevin Brockmeier’s The Brief History of the Dead plastered to my face. I had been trying valiantly to finish up…
The cease and desist order
Dear 6:30 a.m., It’s not you, it’s me. I’m sorry 6:30 a.m. I know I must have looked quite delectable this morning with the nice buttery sheet wrapped around me, all peaceful and sleeping. The…
most anticipated book ever
The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting: An Oral History by Jim Walsh is coming out. Sadly we have to wait until November.
God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut has died. He was 84. The strength of my reaction has stunned me. I knew something was up when I got to the PC this morning and found the screen littered with blinking…