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Diane Greco interviews Nick Fisher, author of The Wheel of Fortune, BBC Radio's first-ever interactive radio drama [Eastgate] A. Papatya Bucak's short-short, "Rabbi in a Tea Cup" [Mississippi Review] Thomas Abray's short story, "the hole world in HIs Hands" [Tatlin's Tower] Sven Birkert's essay, "The Voice of the Poet-Critic" [Atlantic Unbound] 
Here's a great list of arts-and-technology-related titles to watch for in the coming months. Please keep in mind that book release dates are nebulous. These print books, hypertexts, and e-books may be available sooner or later than the dates listed. Enjoy! Timothy McSweeney's, Issue #6. Yes, the literary journal. I don't usually include these, but this Music/ Arts issue coupled with the read-by-number They Might Be Giants CD can not be missed. A mindfucking collection of fun. Bradley, George: Some Assembly Required (Knopf). Poems focused on the unusual vortex of our hypercharged, modern world and the unhurried, cyclical imaginings of the human mind. [expected 08/01] Garwin, Richard L., and George Charpak: Megawatts and Megatons (Knopf). The genius of Garwin, designer of the first hydrogen bomb, and Charpak, Nobel Prize winner in Physics, is clear in this book of non-fiction as they argue in favor of the use of nuclear power [expected 08/01] Hannah, Barry: Yonder Stands Your Orphan (Atlantic Monthly Press). Check out the latest novel from "the best fiction writer to appear in the South since Flannery O'Connor" (Larry McMurtry). Read an interview with Hannah. [expected 06/01] Lambert, Phyllis, ed., Werner Oechslin, ed., Detlef Mertins, ed., Peter Eisenman, ed., Rem Koolhaas ed.,: Mies in America (Harry N Abrams). These essays present original interpretations of the achievements of one of the 20th century's greatest architects, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This book includes considerable new research and exposes previously unstudied drawings, collages, photographs, project documents, and oral histories about Mies' work in America. [expected 06/01] Munt, Sally R., ed.: Technospaces (Continuum). People meet technology in technospaces, places outside the body and the city and reality — or are they? Contributors reflect on Luddite concerns and the possibilities of a tech-driven Utopia. [expected 05/01] Murakami, Haruki: Sputnik Sweetheart (Knopf). The author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood has written a missing-person novel/ love story. It involves a young Japanese teacher's unrequited love, strange computer accounts of the missing girl, a constantly orbiting Sputnik, and deep meditations on human longing. Read his interview on Salon. [expected 04/01] O'Hear, Anthony: New Century Philosophy (Continuum). A philosophical study of science versus religion. Is there knowledge outside of the lab? Does religion still have meaning in the modern world? Why don't more contemporary artists believe in beauty and the future?[expected 06/01} Smith, Charles: Pocket Handbook Polymers & Other MacRomolecules (Prentice Hall Trade). No idea what this is about, but I love the title. [expected 06/01] Tell us what you think. Email talkback@pifmagazine.com Want Pif to review your book? Camille Renshaw is the Editor-in-Chief for Pif Magazine. |
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