July 31, 2013, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsUnpacking the McSweeney’s archive When a new archive arrives at the Ransom Center, it is quickly whisked away to a designated quarantine area in our basement. The first order of business is for staff to inspect the collection carefully—under the diligent leadership of one of our conservators—for signs of bugs or mold, or any… read more
April 18, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts"Write for readers like yourself": James Salter’s Novels Note: This post originally appeared on April 18, 2013. James Salter’s All That Is (Knopf), his first new novel since 1979, is a reflective work, a reconsideration of many of the themes he has explored in his earlier fiction. Looking back at Salter’s prior novels through his archive at the… read more
March 26, 2012, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsNew David Foster Wallace materials to be on display during Wallace Symposium On Thursday, April 5, the Ransom Center kicks off The David Foster Wallace Symposium with a public event featuring Wallace’s literary agent, Bonnie Nadell, and his editor, Michael Pietsch, in conversation with Los Angeles Times book critic David Ulin. The free, public event will take place at 7 p.m. (C.S.T.)… read more
