Monthly Archives: September 2011

Justin Canha, Keiko Tobe and “Raising an Autistic Child” [Manga, recommended]

. This Sunday, the New York Times profiled Justin Canha (Link), a young, autistic artist from Montclair, New Jersey who, at 22, is trying hard to find a good work environment and make his first close personal friends. Link to … Continue reading

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Dcnu / New 52: ALL new series, reviewed (updated)

. This September, DC Comics has relaunched their super-hero comic book line and started 52 new series (Link), with 52 easy-to-enter starting points. On Twitter (Link to my profile, smeschmesch), I collected the buzz about each new series. So here … Continue reading

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Ivana Rohr: “Nichts bleibt, Baby” [Prosanova 2011]

“Nichts bleibt, Baby” (Link) war die schönste, stimmigste und frischeste Veranstaltung von Prosanova 2011 (Link), dem Festival für junge deutschsprachige Literatur (Link) in Hildesheim: Ein begehbares Hörgedicht der Lyrikerin / Künstlerin Ivana Rohr (Link) in einer abstrakten Kulisse – friedlich, … Continue reading

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Underdog Literature, September 2011: 15 fresh or compelling, off-the-wall titles

. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: CHAD HARBACH, ‘The Art of Fielding’, 528 pages, 2011. 02: CATH CROWLEY, ‘Graffiti Moon’, 264 pages, 2010. … Continue reading

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Literature about 9/11: Recommendations

In 2005, I read nearly 30 fiction and nonfiction books about 9/11 (Link) for a long essay/feature for the German literature e-zine “lit05.de” (Link). Since then, I continued to read literature about the 2001 attacks: Some great books, a lot … Continue reading

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Kulturtagebuch: Leben und Schreiben in Hildesheim

.   Alle zusammen – jeder für sich. Lose Notizen über die Dramaturgie einer Sammlung loser Notizen. von Stefan Mesch (Link), Februar 2007 . Dieser Text – über den Studiengang “Kreatives Schreiben und Kulturjournalismus” in Hildesheim (Link) – erschien ursprünglich … Continue reading

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