New e-chapbook by Letitia Trent, The Medical Diaries:
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Speaking of conferences, I'm super excited for next week's Remix/Mashup conference here at OSU. Keynote speaker: Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky). closing night presentation by Jonathan McIntosh, who created this brilliant political remix video:
“So You Think You Can be President?”
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Speaking of remix, Blake Butler and Featherproof (publisher of his forthcoming novel) are doing a brilliant promo: "Basically, we're asking anyone and everyone to download a piece from the book, 'Tour of the Drowned Neighborhood,' in its .doc form, and do whatever you want to it....Two winning entries [chosen by Butler] will be published in SCORCH ATLAS Remixed, which will be published as an ebook and available on the Featherproof site." Check it out!
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In sad news: New Yorker Films has gone out of business.
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Robert Coover video and audio from his appearance at the Kelly Writers House, February 23-24, 2009.
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Illustration by Elzo Durte:
