July 31, 2013, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsMcSweeney’s archive acquired The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of the McSweeney’s publishing company. Founded in 1998 by Dave Eggers, McSweeney’s is considered one of the most influential literary journals and publishing houses of its time. McSweeney’s publishes books, Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, The Believer magazine, the food journal Lucky Peach,… read more
July 23, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the galleries: Norman Mailer’s handwritten draft of “The Fight” Norman Mailer once wrote, “[Boxing] arouses two of the deepest anxieties we contain. There is not only the fear of getting hurt, which is profound in more men than will admit to it, but there is the opposite panic, equally unadmitted, of hurting others.” Mailer used boxing to explore many… read more
July 18, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the galleries: David Foster Wallace’s copy of John McPhee’s “Levels of the Game” Considered one of the best books on tennis ever written, John McPhee’s 1969 publication Levels of the Game chronicles Arthur Ashe’s win over Clark Graebner in their 1968 U.S. Open semifinal match. The book offers a nearly stroke-by-stroke account of the match, opening with the first serve and concluding with… read more
