Once again, some links:

• Siddhartha Deb's review for The NY Times
• Kate Bolick's Q&A with Lydia Davis for The Boston Globe
• Bret Anthony Johnston's interview with Davis for the National Book Foundation
• An eclectic selection of background & links.
• Shelley Jackson's review for the LA Times reflects on the nature of the story.
• Nathan Ihara makes the Beckett connection for his LA Weekly review.

And remember to consider Davis' translation of Proust:

• Discussed in this NY Times article by Peter Brooks.
• Davis on Proust for the PEN American Center.
• And of course, the thing in itself:

Some links to explore for this week's reading of Ali Smith's The Accidental

• Profile of Ali Smith on the British Council site: Contemporary Writers.
• Smith interviewed by Louise France for The Guardian.
• Paul Bailey's review for The Independent draws the parallel to the Pasolini film Theorem. Here's a link for the film Poor Cow.
• Steven Poole for The Guardian.
• Jeff Turrentine for the Washington Post.
• Jessica Winter for the Village Voice.

Some links on David Mitchell and Black Swan Green:

• David Mitchell on the influence of living in Japan on his writing:  Essay
• Nell Freudenberger's NYTimes review of Black Swan Green
• Daniel Zalewski's review for The New Yorker
• Steven Pooles review for The Guardian
• Scarlet Thomas's review for The Independent on Sunday
• Laura Miller on Black Swan Green for Salon

Begin here for Robert Pinsky:

• Pinsky's page at Poets.org
• Gulf Music reviewed by Joel Brouwer at the NYTimes
• Eric Sefton on Gulf Music at The Harvard Crimson
• Pinsky interviewed by Mother Jones

On poetry: explore the resources at poetscraft.com

More to follow -- check back soon!

Links to explore:

• Junot Diaz's website
• Diaz reads from Oscar: podcast
• A. O. Scott's review for the NYTimes: Dreaming in Spanglish
• Michiko Kakutani's NYTimes review: Travels of an Outcast
• Diaz discusses Oscar on NPR

Recommended authors on the Dominican experience:

• Barbara Fischkin's Muddy Cup
• New York-born Julia Alvarez