The Literary Link List

Links to pieces, old and new, on literature:  

• The Literary Man gets meta with a portrait of Frida Kahlo...creating a portrait of Frida Kahlo
• Book Riot examines the anatomy of a library holds list
• The role of technology in contemporary-set fiction over at The Millions
• The Awl discusses the life of the late art critic, Robert Hughes
• NPR discusses the passing of Helen Gurley Brown, author of Sex and the Single Girl

The Literary Link List

Links to pieces, old and new, on literature:

• The Most Cryptic Titles in Literature (And What They Mean) over at Flavorwire
• Nine Writers and Publicists Tell All About Readings and Book Tours over at The Awl 
• The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do over at McSweeney's Internet Tendency
• "Suicide is Preferable":  Ralph Waldo Emerson on Jane Austen over at Book Riot
• Even David Foster Wallace Nods over at The Millions ( I LOVE the back and forth in the comments over whether or not my beloved DFW did or did not use a not-right-enough word).