Where Great Writing Begins

I OWA where great writing begins fall 2013 Recently= published by the University of Iowa Press Michelle Herman coming of age in a theatre of black and white Coming Close Forty Essays on Philip Levine S t o r i e s We Tell Ourselves AISHA SABATINI SLOAN “dream life” and “seeing things” edited by mari l’esperance & tomÁs q. morÍn literature $21.00 dogmatic manner, as one speaks, to himself, but of “J. C. Hallman’s cogent and imaginative “J. C. Hallman, with wit and wisdom, maps W course you will use it merely as a mass to react against musing on this fertile, conflicted, and bril- the now flashing, now somber streams of m in your own way, so that it may serve you some good liant literary correspondence . is rich in thought coursing through the correspon- & purpose.” He believed he was doing H’ry a service detail and important for our understanding dence of the James brothers, two of the un- H’ry Readers generally know only one as he criticized a growing tendency toward “over- of both William and Henry James.” disputed geniuses in American letters. In m of the two famous James brothers. Literary types refinement” or “curliness” of style. “I think it ought —John J. McDermott, general editor, Hallman’s able hands, Wm and H’ry come W & H’ry know Henry James; psychologists, philosophers, and to be of use to you,” he wrote in 1872, “to have any The Correspondence of William James dazzlingly alive as well-seasoned guides religion scholars know William James. In reality, the detailed criticism fm even a wrong judge, and you through the depths and shoals of the writ- william and Love, the Letters between Literature, brothers’ minds were inseparable, as the more than don’t get much fm any one else.” For the most part, “J. C. Hallman’s Wm & H’ry is an insightful, ing life and of everyday living.” eight hundred letters they wrote to each other re- H’ry agreed. “I hope you will continue to give me, thorough analysis of Henry and William —Eric G. Wilson, author, My Business Is veal. In this book, J. C. Hallman mines the letters for when you can, your free impression of my perfor- James’s letters, a delightfully intelligent and to Create: Blake’s Infinite Writing and Every- mutual affection and influence, painting a moving mance. It is a great thing to have some one write to intimate study of their work, mutual influ- one Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We portrait of a relationshipTHE between twoMESSENGER extraordinary one of one’s things as if one were a 3d person & you ence, and the profound impact of the mas- Can’t Look Away & men. Deeply intimate, sometimes antagonistic, rife are the only individual who will do this.” ters’ legacy through these self-portraits.” james henry with wit, and on the cutting edge of art and science, —Hélène Cardona, actor, James scholar, the letters portray the brothers’ relationship and j. c. hallman is the author of several books, and author, Dreaming My Animal Selves measure the manner in which their dialogue helped including The Chess Artist, The Devil Is a Gentleman, shape, through the influence of their literary and The Hospital for Bad Poets, and In Utopia. “The relationship of brothers William and intellectual output, the philosophy, science, and lit- Henry James is one of the great mysteries Literature, Love, and the Letters between erature of the century that followed. Sweet Will of American literature. Short of reading william & henry james William and Henry James served as each other’s Philip Levine the dozens of volumes of their correspon- Muse muse and critic. For instance, the event of the death dence, there was little hope of understand- Books c. hallmanj. by of Mrs. Sands illustrates what H’ry never stated: even catherine michele adams michele catherine The Iowa Series in Creativity & j. c. hallman ing it. J. C. Hallman has read all of them, Writing if the “matter” of his fiction was light, the minds and has distilled and illuminated their ex- behind it lived and died as though it was very heavy Robert D. changes in this insightful and suspenseful UniversityRichardson, of Iowa Press indeed. He seemed to best understand this himself story-essay. The work of William James is www.uiowapress.orgseries editor only after Wm fully fleshed out his system. “I can’t having a critical renaissance in our post- now explainStephanie save by the very Pippin fact of the spell itself . Freudian, post-Jungian, postmodern age, that [Pragmatism] cast upon me,” H’ry wrote in 1907. and it is breathtaking to read here how the “All my life I have . unconsciously pragmatised.” modern novel and postmodern philosophy Wm was never able to be quite so gracious in were shaped in the James crucible.” return. In 1868, he lashed out at the “every day” Jacket photo of Henry and William James at Lamb House (call number Hollis 008734407) is from a family album within the collections of Modern —Andrei Codrescu, author, So Recently elements of two of H’ry’s early stories, and then Books and Manuscripts Dept., Houghton Library, Harvard University. Rent a World: New and Selected Poems iowa explained: “I have uttered this long rigmarole in a iowa poetry prize I OWA where great writing begins The University of Iowa Press is a proud member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. This catalog is printed on fsc-certified paper. contents index by subject Fall 2013 Titles 1–23 Art 4–5 Gardening 18 Poetry 4–6 New in Paper 20 Business 21 History 13, 16–17 Popular Culture 1 New Regional & Iowa Titles Essays 7 Iowa / Regional 13, 16–20 Rhetoric 22 13, 16-20 Environment 15 Literary Criticism 22–23 Sports 3 Order Form 24 Fan Studies 1 Literature 10 True Crime 2 Sales Information 25 Fiction 8–9 Memoir 12, 14 Writing 11 Food 12 Nature 19–20 www.uiowapress.org | buroakblog.blogspot.com Fangasm Supernatural Fangirls by Katherine Larsen and Lynn S. Zubernis “Being a fan isn’t hard. Getting inside a fandom, exploring every nook and cranny of a show, doing smart interviews with the top talent, keeping your perspective AND your sense of humor? Now that is really freakin’ hard. Kathy and Lynn are the best possible guides anyone could have through the many worlds of Supernatural fandom. As writers, tour guides, and com- panions, they kick it in the ass in every possible way. This is a terrific and engaging read.”—Maureen Ryan, television critic, Huffington Post Once upOn a time nOt lOng agO, two responsible college professors, Lynn the psychologist and Kathy the literary scholar, fell in love with the television show Supernatural and turned their oh-so- practical lives upside down. Plunging headlong into the hidden realms of fandom, they scoured the Internet for pictures of stars Jensen Ack- les and Jared Padalecki and secretly penned racy fan fiction. And then “Take a trip on the rollercoaster ride that they hit the road—crisscrossing the country, racking up frequent is the Supernatural fandom as Kathy and flyer miles with alarming ease, standing in convention lines at 4 a.m. Lynn combine their own fannish passion They had white-knuckled encounters with overly zealous security with astute academic insights into what it guards one year and smiling invitations to the Supernatural set the next. is to be a fan. Combining an emotionally Actors stripping in their trailers, fangirls sneaking onto film sets; honest account of their own experiences drunken confessions, squeals of joy, tears of despair; wallets emptied with interviews with the cast and showrun- and responsibilities left behind; intrigue and ecstasy and crushing ners on fandom, it’s a book no fan should disappointment—it’s all here. miss.”—Jules Wilkinson, administrator of And yet even as they reveled in their fandom, the authors were the SuperWiki asking themselves whether it’s okay to be a fan, especially for grown women with careers and kids. “Crazystalkerchicks”—that’s what they “Fangasm takes you on a wild and brave heard from Supernatural crew members, security guards, airport im- journey into the deep realm of fandom. It’s migration officials, even sometimes their fellow fans. But what Kathy a no-holds-barred true tale of community, and Lynn found was that most fans were very much like themselves: passion, and creativity, where the fans smart, capable women looking for something of their own that en- are the real stars of the story. An honest, gages their brains and their libidos. insightful, and often surprising exploration Fangasm pulls back the curtain on the secret worlds of fans and into the world of fandom, Fangasm breaks famous alike, revealing Supernatural behind the scenes and discover- down barriers and reminds us just how ing just how much the cast and crew know about what the fans are vital fans are to the success of any creative up to. Anyone who’s been tempted to throw off the constraints of work. It resonates with the fangirl or fan- respectability and indulge a secret passion—or hit the road with a boy in all of us.”—Tony Zierra, director, best friend—will want to come along. and Elizabeth Yoffe, producer, My Big Break Lynn S. Zubernis is associate professor of counselor education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She is also area chair for stardom and fandom for the Southwest Popular Culture Association. Katherine Larsen teaches at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is the area chair for fan theory and culture for the Popular Culture Association.

Load more