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Literary Magazine Primer: n+1

March 29, 2012 By Andrew Doyle

Fresh New York writing outlet n+1 ably (but irregularly) blows the cobwebs out of the stuffy lit-mag genre. Here’s a cheat sheet for the anti-literary magazine literary magazine.

Cheat Sheet: Jonathan Franzen’s Melbourne Writers’ Festival Keynote

August 26, 2011 By Gem Blackwood

If you missed the alt-lit doyen’s opening keynote address at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, we’ve distilled its key points so you can still discuss it in the bar.

Literary Magazine Primer: Meanjin

October 14, 2009 By Andrew Doyle

The latest entry in The Enthusiast‘s literary magazine primers might seem better conversation fodder for Christmas at Grandma’s, but it might be high time to look twice at Meanjin.

Literary Magazine Primer: DaCapo Best Music Writing

September 21, 2009 By Andrew Doyle

Our latest literary primer leads you from dining table witticisms to post-dinner sound system pontification. Know your Rokys from your Shaggs with DaCapo Best Music Writing.

Literary Magazine Primer: The Best Australian Essays

September 3, 2009 By Andrew Doyle

If you want to appear fully informed and drop-dead clever over Christmas dinner, The Best Australian Essays will help. Here’s what to expect.

Literary Magazine Primer: Best American Non-Required Reading

August 21, 2009 By Andrew Doyle

More dinner party conversation fodder comes from the annual collection of “non-required” reading, edited by Dave Eggers and guest curated by literary luminaries like Matt Groening, Beck and Viggo Mortensen. Huh?

Literary Magazine Primer: Granta

August 11, 2009 By Andrew Doyle

Bluff your way through urbane dinner party conversation with the first cheat sheet in our new series of literary magazine primers: Granta.

Christopher Nolan's writing was a truly internal process.

Death Of The Week: Christopher Nolan

February 27, 2009 By Andrew Tijs

Irish writer Christopher Nolan published a book of poetry and short stories at age 15. He won the Whitbread Prize at 23. And he did it without being able to move anything more than his eyes and his head.