On Book TV right this very second, they’re airing a tribute to Philip Roth in honor of his 75th birthday. On the fiction panel? Charles D’Ambrosio, Nathan Englander, and Jonathan Lethem. I am seriously spoojing with great delight at the moment. If you have CSPAN2 turn the channel RIGHT NOW.
So I have come to the [...]

So I’m sitting behind the gift wrapping table at the Barnes & Noble in Calhoun Village with FFJ. We’re there to raise money for her dad’s EyeLink foundation.
An hour or so into our shift this guy comes up to our table with a copy of Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint to be wrapped. After he puts [...]

I heart Michael Schaub: “I am apparently the only person who really, really wants to buy a funnel cake from Philip Roth.”

i am in the midst of reading Blue Angel. it’s actually a pleasant surprise. i wasn’t too sure i’d be digging this. reading the book jacket it was much too similar to roth’s the human stain (which i didn’t finish because i was getting a bit bored and frustrated with it).
you know, they’re both [...]