From newlyweds who spent their honeymoon providing food for refugees in Calais, to what Jimmy Carter really wants to be known for, and how David Foster Wallace is remembered by his little sister. Thoughtful stories for the week ahead.
Infinite Jester: Jason Segel plays David Foster Wallace
This week, posthumous novel “The Pale King” is released from Wallace’s long time publisher Little Brown. His longtime editor, Michael Pietsch, talks about how emotional it is for an editor to bring a book into the world when it’s author is gone.
We’re joined by Patrik Henry Bass, senior editor for Essence magazine and Karen Holt, former deputy editor of Publishers Weekly. Both offer their book recommendations.
The New Yorker’s top ’20 Under 40′ fiction writers
It’s been over ten years since The New Yorker published its ’20 Under 40′ list of promising writers. After a long selection process, the new issue hits newsstands today, full of prose and promise.
