Pelican Bomb, an online comrade, has posted Part 2 of the two-part series I wrote about the publications of Loujon Press, a fine-press publisher based in the French Quarter in the 1960s. Loujon published two of Bukowski’s first books, four issues of its literary magazine, The Outsider, and two of Henry Miller’s books, which are … The Artistry of Loujon Press: Part 2
Bay Area transmedia artist Jesús Ángel García will perform at the Antenna Gallery on Saturday, June 25, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the release of his debut novel, badbadbad. He will be joined by essayist and poet Hannah Miet. García’s work is an innovative and intense experience that combines a traditional print book, a soundtrack … Jesús Ángel García launches transmedia novel BADBADBAD
I would have given most anything to have been driving down St. Charles Avenue on a morning a few days before Jazz Fest, crossed Napoleon and seen Clancy Martin standing in the neutral ground in nothing but a towel, holding his wallet and cell phone frantically calling Nathaniel Rich to see if he could borrow … Clancy Martin Pantless in New Orleans
Thanks to everyone who came out last Thursday, June 9, to hear Michael Kimball and Blake Butler read from their new novels at the Antenna Gallery. Over 50 people attended the event, which acted as a sort of beta-launch for what will become a regular series of live prose at Antenna hosted by Room 220. … Butler/Kimball recap
Two of America’s most exciting young fiction writers—Blake Butler and Michael Kimball—will read at Antenna Gallery on Thursday, June 9, at 7 p.m., courtesy of Room 220. Both authors work at the forefront of contemporary literary art, and if you have any interest in such things this is an event not to be missed. Blake … Room 220 Presents: Michael Kimball and Blake Butler
By Nathan C. Martin Michael Kimball’s stylistic capacities dwarf those of most contemporary fiction writers, and he employs them with vigor to confront themes that authors have explored through the annals of literature—most explicitly: death. His first novel, The Way the Family Got Away, is a surreal and cerebral travelogue that follows a family fleeing … THE ACCUMULATOR: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL KIMBALL
Excerpt: Us by Michael Kimball Michael Kimball’s new novel, Us, methodically depicts the ordinary death of an elderly woman from her husband’s point of view. With spare and elegant language, Kimball articulates the mind-bending agony and desperate love that awaits at the end of most lifelong marriages. In the following passage, the husband has fallen … Excerpt: US by Michael Kimball
In the wake of a police crackdown on people allegedly involved with the Krewe of Eris Mardi Gras parade—which ended in the brutal beat down, pepper spraying, and arresting of many revelers who took part—the Iron Rail Collective, formerly at the corner of Decatur and Marigny Streets, was shut down due to “building code violations,” … The Iron Rail Reemerges!
Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridianis legendary for its lyricism and violence, and the streets of New Orleans are among the first in the novel to collect a bit of blood. Though his time in New Orleans lasts less than a page, it is transformative for Meridian’s protagonist, The Kid, who becomes fully steeled and prepared in mind and soul for his brutal adventures ahead.
Interested in finding out more about a new media effort aimed at creating more openness and accountability in New Orleans government? Come meet the voices of The Lens. They are experienced investigative reporters and bloggers who creatively combine the old and the new. Merging the accuracy, fairness and thoroughness of traditional journalism with the speed, … Happy Hour Salon : The Lens
