Books: September 2008 Archives

Bostonist Books: Edna St. Vincent Millay

With the recent events of economic crisis, feminist derision and political collision, globalization and every other celebrity being carted off to rehab, whose voice from the past can guide us through the darkness, help us find solace and inspiration in this time of terror and turpitude? How about a jazz-age poet from New England with lesbian tendencies and a pretty serious drug habit? Kind of a Lindsay Lohan/Rush Limbaugh love child, if you will. We'd like to introduce the pint-sized, auburn-haired figure of Edna St. Vincent Millay. Somewhat perplexingly, her voice speaks......

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Bostonist Books: Very Short Interviews

We've noticed a shift in the art of interviewing. Newspapers are being asked to do "more with less." A camera crew might interview somebody for an hour, but they'll only use a single quote. What happens to context? And what happens if that behavior gets worse? To illustrate our point, we emailed—and even spoke to—a few writers as a part of our new feature, "Very Short Interviews." Here's what they had to say: Bostonist: How are you? John Hodgman: Fine, thanks. Bostonist: How are you? Dave Eggers:......

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