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Graphic Artworks Inspired by 20th Century American Authors
As any regular Flavorpill reader knows, we love books over here, and we’re also suckers for graphic art. So it shouldn’t surprise you that we got pretty excited this morning when Largehearted Boy...
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Famous Last Words: 15 Authors’ Epitaphs
In this the spookiest of months, we find ourselves occupied with the world’s darker themes, and we got to wondering — what words have sent famous men and women of letters into the great unknown? Or...
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Read Charles Bukowski’s Tirade Against 9-to-5 Work
“They call it ’9 to 5.’ It’s never 9 to 5, there’s no free lunch break at those places, in fact, at many of them in order to keep your job you don’t take lunch. Then there’s OVERTIME and the books...
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The 10 Grumpiest Authors in Literary History
The new art issue of The Believer features, among many treats, an excellent interview with the late Maurice Sendak by author Emma Brockes, who visited him in his home. His “legendary crossness,” she...
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10 Great Literary Late Bloomers
It seems like the literary world is forever in awe of the young writers, the wunderkinds, the 20 under 40, the 5 under 35, the 30 under 30. It makes sense, of course — there’s something extra...
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20 Excellent Photos of Famous Authors Partying
Whether they be bad boys (or bad girls), dirty old men or just legendary party animals, there’s no denying that the literary set knows how to get down. From dance parties to book parties to whatever’s...
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Boozy, Graphic Book Covers for Bukowski's Italian Backlist
In January, rock star graphic designer Emiliano Ponzi was awarded a gold medal at the Society of Illustrators New York for his book covers for the Italian language editions of Charles Bukowski’s...
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12 Beautiful Poems for Book Lovers
There are volumes of poetic tributes honoring love, nature, and even death, but books have frequently been a poet’s greatest muse. These deliciously meta verses reveal the magic, wisdom, and...
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The Fascinating Self-Portraits of 20 Famous Authors
They say writing is a form of self-expression — but it’s not the only one. And if we had to guess, we’d bet that many of our favorite authors have a little bit more going on in their heads than the...
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Tournament of Books Organizers Pick the Winners of 12 Classic Literary Beefs
Today is the first day of The Morning News‘s epic annual Tournament of Books, an excellent and wordy alternative (or supplement) to March Madness for all us literary types. To celebrate, we asked the...
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10 Male Writers on the Perfect Woman
This week, we listened to Slate’s Gentleman Scholar advise a Miss Bianca on how to attract a writerly boyfriend. Though his response was clever indeed, we’re not sure it was overly helpful, so we...
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A Brief Survey of Famous Authors’ Unpublished Books
Earlier this week, Avi Steinberg wrote a profile on Maurice Sendak’s final publication — the posthumous My Brother’s Book, which was released last month. In his essay for The New Yorker, Steinberg also...
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Flavorpill Guide to the Week’s Top 10 LA Events
Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” Of course, all this loose change makes for a great variety of cultural...
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10 Famous Writers on How to Drink
This week, we read a fascinating essay by famed journalist H.L. Mencken, also known as the Sage of Baltimore, entitled “How to Drink Like a Gentleman: The Things to Do and the Things Not To, as Learned...
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“Angles Are Attitudes”: Men’s Style Tips From Pop Culture’s Greatest Fashion...
Brooks Brothers has unveiled its new limited-edition men’s clothing line, created in collaboration with The Great Gatsby costume designer Catherine Martin. Gatsby isn’t the first pop culture project to...
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Celebrate Charles Bukowski’s Birthday With Iconic Black Sparrow Press Book...
John Martin published works by luminaries like Robert Duncan, Theodore Dreiser, Joyce Carol Oates, and D.H. Lawrence, but he will always be known as the founder of Black Sparrow Press. The publishing...
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The FBI Has a Thing for Writers
The government has joined writers in the professional voyeurism game. In Harper’s this month William T. Vollmann discusses his experience with FBI surveillance, and he isn’t the only writer the FBI has...
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A List of Bukowski-Inspired Bars
A Bukowski-themed bar called, um, Barkowski will open in LA tomorrow, and it inspired Paris Review to make a list of other bars Bukowski-esque bars: Post Office, a whiskey bar in Williamsburg,...
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14 Adorable Photos of Famous Authors Kissing (And Being Kissed)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate by getting yourself kissed today. Or, may we suggest finding a famous writer to smooch? In case you need a little inspiration (or just like to see writers making out),...
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50 Essential Cult Novels
Just what is a cult novel? Well, like so many literary terms, the edges blur whenever you try to look right at them, but in the end, you sort of know one when you read one. Sometimes a cult novel is...
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