Reb Livingston, our favorite feisty poet (word to the wise: don't piss her off!) and Crucial Rooster columnist, sat down for a little chat with the fabulous Lauren Cerand over at Lux Lotus. Don't miss these two powerhouse bloggers who have plenty to say.
And along those same lines…
Rachel Kramer Bussel interviews M.J. Rose at Gothamist today.
RKB: …How would you characterize the literary culture on the internet, and how has it grown since you first started covering the topic?
MJR: It’s rich, it’s abundant, it’s vital, it’s revolutionary and it is currently more important than print or TV combined when it comes to books. What TV shows offer a literary culture? How many magazines? Even The Atlantic pulled its short stories out of every issue and put them in one issue a year now. Reviews are down in traditional media over 50% from where they were five years ago. There are over 60% fewer short stories and excerpts of novels than there were in top magazines five years ago…
Amen, sister.
Read the entire interview at Gothamist.
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