May 3, 2012 Bulletin Introducing the 1966 Tee By Sadie Stein In celebration of its two-hundredth issue, The Paris Review is proud to present the Winter 1966 T-shirt. Modeled on a nifty shirt that we discovered on the back cover of issue 36, the design is George Plimpton’s own. As he stated in that ad, it’s “the sort of once in a very rare while shirt that makes an editor proud to do his job.” To celebrate the ’66, we took to the street, asking some New York friends to name their favorite Paris Review authors. In the coming days, watch this space to see their picks. And for a limited time we’re offering a special deal: the T-shirt plus a year’s subscription for $40, giving you access to the greatest writers (and T-shirts!) of today. Printed on American Apparel 50/25/25’s, the shirt comes in men’s (S, M, L) and women’s sizes (M, L). To quote George, we beg you to “share with us the thrill of wearing it.” Offer good for U.S. addresses only.
April 24, 2012 Bulletin Join Us This Thursday! By The Paris Review This Thursday, join us at NYU’s Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House for an evening of new fiction and poetry from The Paris Review, hosted by editor Lorin Stein. The event, part of NYU’s Creative Writing Program Reading Series, will feature readings by recent contributors, including Adam Wilson, author of Flatscreen (and winner of our Terry Southern Prize) and Rowan Ricardo Phillips, author of the poetry collection The Ground. For details, visit the Reading Series Web site.
April 24, 2012 Bulletin Who Needs the Pulitzer? We’ve Got Joshua Cohen! By The Paris Review We are delighted to report that Joshua Cohen’s story “Emission” (Summer 2011) has been awarded a Pushcart Prize. With the other prizewinners, it will be included in The Pushcart Prize XXXVII: Best of the Small Presses. But remember: you read it here first!
April 23, 2012 Bulletin Remembering Margaret Weatherford By Sadie Stein It is with deep sadness that we note the passing of Los Angeles writer Margaret Weatherford, who died this month at the age of forty-six. Her beautiful, miniature “Green Car, Nightfall” ran on the Daily last November. Friends remember Margaret on Zyzzyva and Little Star.
April 20, 2012 Bulletin Just Gotta Say… By Lorin Stein Nothing against Swamplandia! or The Pale King, but we can‘t help wishing the Pulitzer Board had gotten its act together—and chosen Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams, the novella that appeared in our Summer 2002 issue. That would have been our first Pulitzer! As it is, it’s our first Pulitzer nomination. Train Dreams made its original appearance alongside fiction by Aleksandar Hemon and Mary Robison, interviews with Ian McEwan and Louis Begley, plus a radio play by Rick Moody … and we have a few copies in mint condition. Buy yours while supplies last.
April 20, 2012 Bulletin Hemingway Hotels, Customized Austen, Literary Shame By Sadie Stein Listen to Allen Ginsberg reading “What Would You Do If You Lost It?” at the 92nd Street Y in 1973. One can now purchase a customized classic—think Pride and Prejudice—featuring you as a character. Incredibly lovely calligraphy, in action. Ted Hughes’s ninety-two-year-old brother, Gerald, is writing a memoir about the boys’ Yorkshire childhood. Shameful reading confessions. The life of the pencil elitist. The Roots, Chris Martin, Regina Spektor, and … Captain Ahab. People of the Book unite! (Adorably.) Hemingway’s estate is starting a hotel chain. Hemingway Hotels and Resorts will be Papa-themed. Says the Web site, “An artist needs inspiration to flourish, and so Hemingway was drawn to the world’s most beautiful locales: Paris, Spain, Venice, Key West, Havana, Idaho. Hemingway Hotels will also be found there, and in other beautiful places around the world, in cities and in nature, on beaches and in mountains. Only select hotels will be approved for this iconic brand. For each Hemingway Hotel must be true to its environment, unique architecturally, and committed to providing guests with active, passionate one-of-a-kind experiences that deeply enrich their lives.”