Fat Cactus
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May 29
In case you missed it, here’s the Age’s extract of Katherine Wilson’s article on Steampunk from the latest Meanjin
Fridge magnet writing moves online
From the vaults of the New Yorker, short fiction by Jonathan Franzen, and from Esquire, an except from Bret Easton Ellis' new novel, Imperial Bedrooms
David Shields writes on the anti-novel and argues that all great works of literature either dissolve a genre or invent one
Mark Mordue wins the Pascall Prize (hearty congrats for all at Spike)
The Guardian takes an early look at China Miéville’s forthcoming Kraken
Wired previews some very cool 3D, gesture-based computing (complete with multi-coloured lycra gloves)
And in case you’ve every wondered how to pronounce the ‘Zooey’ in Franny and Zooey
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