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Ben Arnold11.07.07
In Arnold’s new top 10 (top 8 sometimes, I don’t know…is that number copyrighted by Letterman?) column, he gets a tad lazy and simply lists from a crazy spam email he received promising free stuff stuff that you can get online that is way better than the new Radiohead album "In Rainbows". Art by Danny Jock.
Talk Show 4 with T Cooper, Lisa Selin Davis, Ellen Litman, Elissa Schappell, and Amanda Eyre Ward
Jaime Clarke11.01.07
Talk Show 4 theme? – childhood hero. It’s surprising and I guess telling who some writers’ heroes of youth were and why. I mean T-Cooper? Everyone who’s read this seems to ask wait, what about Radar, or that guy in drag? In any case, M*A*S*H* to most of my generation was in general a stay up late re-run privelege that tended to bleed into the burdensome when older fanatics hogged control of the remote, in a post prime time herb and Cheetohs induced existential coma. But it’s a great unexpected off the waller (the young sly Alda) and there’s a good variety of heoric fanfare from a fine selection of writers this month. Hosted by Jaime Clarke and with art as usual by Danny Jock.
TALK SHOW 3: with Mike Albo, David Hollander, Molly Jong-Fast, Lewis Robinson, and Wesley Stace
Jaime Clarke10.02.07
In the third installment of Talk Show, the game show where contestants…I mean the forum where writers are asked about everything else but writing, host Jaime Clarke leads a discussion around the topic – "first kiss." Art by Danny Jock.
Be Your Own Boss: A Retrospective on Kurbside Kitchens
Nick Sylvester09.30.07
In Nick Sylvester’s latest food column, he digs up memories of working for his father’s food service business, Kurbside Kitchen, relating the misery of sweeping warehouse floors, spotting his first bearded lady, his father’s painful illness and shiftless workers in his employ—one with a startling secret.
from The Season of Gene, a novel
Dallas Hudgens09.25.07
Dallas Hudgens, FANZINE regular and author of the rollicking Drive Like Hell, returns with another novel for sports fans and literati alike, The Season of Gene (available now). Here’s an excerpt (Chapter 20 in fact) of this tale of beer league baseball, mobsters and gamers, pain pills, lost love and lifted lids. Illustrations by Danny Jock.
Talk Show 2: with Steve Almond, Emily Franklin, Lydia Millet, and Neal Pollack
Jaime Clarke09.06.07
In the second episode of Talk Show, the monthly Fanzine feature where writers talk about anything except for writing, our guests discuss movies they would like to remake. Illustrations by Danny Jock.
Gardeners Anonymous
Trinie Dalton09.02.07
Trinie Dalton, author of Wide Eyed, delivers Fanzine a tale of ghosts, gardens and Pinocchio, just right for ringing out the summer! The story was inspired by the accompanying plant drawings by Dalton’s brother Greg, an avid botanist and artist based in LA.
No Pomp Just Circumstance: Notes on Two Weeks of Croatian Dining
Nick Sylvester08.28.07
Nick Sylvester travels to Croatia, wines and dines on squid (complete with ink), pasta and fresh sea bass – what the locals call branzin, and ultimately makes all our stomachs growl with envy.
Letter from London
Scott Bradfield08.12.07
Like Henry James, another American novelist who never felt at home in the New World, Scott Bradfield decided to move to London. After three decades there, he can tell you exactly what he loves and doesn’t love about his adopted city. We’re honored to welcome one of our greatest living writers to Fanzine—a national treasure even if he doesn’t want us.
Talk Show 1: with Tod Goldberg, Pagan Kennedy, Rick Moody, and Elizabeth Searle
Jaime Clarke08.01.07
When you’d like to know what model typewriter your favorite author prefers or in which room of her split-level country estate she line edits, the Paris Review‘s legendary interviews are your first-stop resource. But where do you go when you want to find out what writers think about, well, everything else besides writing? Welcome to Talk Show, a new monthly feature moderated by novelist Jaime Clarke, where writers chat like everyday people. In our inaugural episode, Tod Goldberg, Pagan Kennedy, Rick Moody, and Elizabeth Searle share memories of their first concert experiences. Illustrations by Danny Jock.
