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Pif Magazine
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Corin Cumming's short story " Everything Else Was Forgettable" (Mississippi Review) Mark Doty reads (in RealAudio) his poem, " The Embrace" (The Atlantic Unbound) An excerpt from Shelley Berc's upcoming novel, "Light and Its Shadow" (Lit Kit) Laura Miller's essay, "Ghostwritten by David Mitchell" (Salon) Mary Jo Bang's poem, "In a Spacious Chamber" (Nerve)
Here's a short list of what I consider to be the best e-books, hypertexts, and print books expected to be released by publishers in the months of fall 2000 and winter 2001. Please keep in mind that book release dates are nebulous. These books may be placed on bookstore shelves sooner or later than the dates I've listed. Enjoy! Bauer, Douglas: The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft (Univ of Michigan Press). Deeply instructive essays that draw examples directly from fiction like Toni Morrison’s Sula and John Cheever’s short stories. Read two chapters originally published on Pif: "On Sentimentality" and "Endings." [expected 12/00] Cox, Elizabeth: Bargains in the Real World : 13 Stories (Random House). Her first collection of stories. Check out her intro to Richard Yates’ story in Pif's October, 2000 issue. [expected 3/01] Delillo, Don: Body Artist : A Novel (Scribner). The National Book Award winner's latest. [expected 2/01] Grant, J. Kerry: A Companion to V. (Univ of Georgia Press). Thomas Pynchon's V can be daunting for the uninitiated and initiated alike. Dr. Grant, an English professor at St. Lawrence University, has written a companion book that clarifies and interprets Pynchon's many allusions by drawing on existing critical work. [expected 12/00] Moody, Rick: Demonology (Little Brown & Company). Journals frequently name Moody as one of the most important young writers of modern letters. Count on him for excessive energy, wicked detail, and real brilliance. Read his interview in Pif. [expected 01/01] Salinger, JD: Hapworth 16, 1924 (Orchises Press). This story originally appeared in The New Yorker in the 1960's and is being distributed in book form now for the first time. Steffen, Therese: Crossing Color : Transcultural Space and Place in Rita Doves' Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (Oxford Univ Press). A sharp critical study of this poet. [expected 12/00] Updike, John: Licks of Love : Short Stories and a Sequel, Rabbit Remembered (Knopf). [expected 11/00] Williams, Joy: Ill Nature: Meditations on Humanity and Other Animals (The Lyons Press). Her collected essays. [expected 01/01] Tell us what you think. Email talkback@pifmagazine.com Want Pif to review your book? Camille Renshaw is the Editor-in-Chief for Pif Magazine. |
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