Maer Roshan's new mag, Radar, is set to hit newstands on April 22nd, and the press blizzard is just starting. The NYT's David Carr has an extensive review and Page Six offers a few excerpts from an article titled "Monsters, Inc.":
· On Dave Eggers: "Thin-skinned exhibitionist is so paranoid about his image, will…
YankTheChain's Eric Rosenfield reviews Heidi Julavits' literary criticism mag, The Believer, and makes a case for Why Dave Eggers Isn't So Bad and Why The Believer Isn't All Crap. [My description; not his.] His argument sounds familiar: Eggers/Julavits/McSweeney's have their faults, but at least they're trying to stir…
An exchange between writer James "the new Dave Eggers" Frey and a "non-fan":
Writer James Frey (a.k.a., "the next Dave Eggers;" author of A Million Little Pieces) in an interview with Zulkey.com on jail and rehab: "Jail is really fucking boring, and occasionally, really fucking scary. It is about doing time and getting it over with and staying out of trouble. Rehab is about fixing and changing…
As previously reported, Dave Eggers of McSweeney's is distributing a new magazine called The Believer (the brainchild of Heidi Julavits). The "indie" publication features pieces by up-and-coming "indie" writers like Salman Rushdie, Robert Olmstead, and Anne Carson. (Oh wait, it's "Be Nice to Celebrities Day." Sorry.…
Literary "it" boy James Frey explains his comments about Dave Eggers' book ("[It] pissed me off...because a book that I thought was mediocre was being hailed as the best book written by the best writer of my generation...Fuck that. And fuck him...") in a recent Observer piece: "It was neither a misquote, nor am I…
An insider tells us that The Balloonist will be published by "Heidi Julavits" and "some other guy whose name I couldn't remember." But "Dave [Eggers] is distributing the magazine, not publishing it. It will in no way bear his stamp."
The Observer's passing mention last week of The Balloonistthe new magazine Dave Eggers (McSweeney's, Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius) is startinghas generated a bit of curiosity. Eggers hasn't really talked about it and Google searches are futile. The Black Table speculates. [Ed. noteI'm just waiting for …
Post-punk superstar Jack White (of the White Stripes) on his upcoming interview with Dave Eggers' soon-to-be-published magazine, The Balloonist:
"Dave Eggers ?"
"The guy who wrote A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," his publicist told him.
"Oh, O.K.," he said. He still didn t know.
[Ed. noteSomewhere…
Dave Eggers is like, sooooo over. James Frey is the new literary it-boy. He sports a tattoo that says "F.T.B.S.I.T.T.T.D," which translates roughly to "Fuck the Bullshit It's Time to Throw Down." We love him already. Frey's already an expert in the soundbite department. On Eggers' book: "[It] pissed me off...because a…
