In praise of Swedish librarians. * St éphane Audeguy wins the Prix des Deux-Magots. * Susie J Horgan‘s pictures of the early American hardcore scene. * The return (sic.) of The Fall. * The Grups are bridging the generation gap. * Less Than Zero gets a bit of a kicking. * The (HP Tinker-inspired?) Morrissey Exhibition. * Britain’s reluctance to embrace WH Auden. * On the Offbeat front: Paul Ewen‘s London Pub Reviews site has been launched ahead of the book (see the review of Wimbledon’s Hand in Hand). Travis Jeppesen’s second novel, Wolf at the Door, is out on Twisted Spoon Press. As for Steven Hall‘s The Raw Shark Texts, it is one of the most eagerly-awaited debuts in ages. There’s even a short promo film, featuring Tilda Swinton to look forward to. * Best. Rejection. Ever. * The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. * An interview with Heidi Julavits. * Also in Bookslut, a review of Tom McCarthy‘s Remainder which is being published by Vintage in the States: “An apartment building has not been so interesting since 11 Rue Simon-Crubellier in Georges Perec’s Life, a User’s Manual. For a first novel, Remainder shows a lot of promise and Tom McCarthy‘s future work should deserve a harder look when making a States-side debut”. * Michel Houellebecq is about to start shooting an adaptation of his own The Possibility of an Island.
