Tag Archives: Jena Salon

Fiction by Jena Salon on Annalemma

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Minna

Fiction Alert TLR Books Editor Jena Salon has an amazing (beautiful and kind of gross) story, The Glass Cow, out on Annalemma. The cow seemed normal on one side . . . READ MORE

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Re-Judgment Day: Who Should Have Won the 1960 NBAs?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by jena

At this year’s AWP conference in Washington DC last month, I attended a panel hosted by Ninth Letter, featuring four writers who had read the entire long list for the 1960 National Book Award in fiction in order to re-judge … Continue reading →

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Read The Collagist

Posted on December 15, 2010 by TLR

The new issue of The Collagist is out. This issue features a book review by TLR’s Books Editor, Jena Salon of Bring Down the Little Birds by Carmen Gimenez Smith. The Collagist is edited by Matt Bell, whose excellent story … Continue reading →

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Happy Holiday Festivities

Posted on December 9, 2010 by TLR

Yes, even though it was 40 below in the shade and Tuesday, we had a party. Here’s proof: It was a lovely evening, and we were very happy to make use of Pete’s Candy Store’s perfectly cozy backroom for a … Continue reading →

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Book Lust, Consumeristic Restraint, and the Architecture of Sequels

Posted on December 6, 2010 by TLR

The other day I entered my local bookstore to find José Saramago’s new novel, The Elephant’s Journey displayed prominently on the front table. At the time I wasn’t thinking about his death this past spring, or the intricate and lovely … Continue reading →

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