• Mr. Sarvas talks with Jonathan Lethem on all matters Daniel Fuch.
• Ian McEwan is now fighting another plagiarism rap.
• RIP William Diehl.
• I’m sorry, but 1,500 words is not a novel. And what kind of life experience does a six year old have? Until this kid coughs up a gripping 75,000 word mystery about an icky girl trying to spread cooties to first graders, I remain unimpressed.
• Raul Guerra Garrido has received the Cervantes Prize. But if you ask me, Spain doesn’t throw nearly as much money around as New Zealand does.
• John Barrell demolishes Hitch.
• Could it be that Levi and Scott are starting to see the light?
• The Gray Lady discovers that girls like comic books too. Next week’s shocking discovery: Girls have vaginas!
• All My Children plans to include a transgender character.
• Over at Bookslut, Raina Bloom tallies up the Notable Books figures. No surprise. A sizable portion have written for the Times. The Times does not regret the error.
• I have lost faith in The Bat Sex Award. What were the judges thinking putting David Mitchell on the longlist? The whole point of the passage in question is to chronicle a twelve year old boy’s unfamiliarity with sex in an awkward manner. Go after the real literary criminals, such as the preposterous sex contained within Jay McInerney’s The Good Life.
• I haven’t read BeBe Moore Campbell, but Tayari observes her passing. Also from Tayari: John Ridley is an incoherent hack. But then you already knew that.
• I believe Lev Grossman may be the first critic to compare Infinite Jest with Dickens. (If I’m mistaken, please let me know.) Unfortunately, Grossman’s interesting observation is cut short by the ridiculous limitations of the 600 word review. I’m thinking Grossman should get a blog. (via Jeff)
• JSF has gone to the dogs. (via Gwenda)
• Will Self on gay polygamous Mormons. Only in Nerve. (via Locus)

© 2006, Edward Champion. All rights reserved.

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