Lee Konstantinou
I’ll probably become a negligent blogger over the next ten-twelve weeks. I’ve just started teaching a course for Stanford’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) called “Wipe That Smirk off Your Face: The Politics and Rhetoric of Irony.” Not to mention that I’m on the academic job market. Or that I’m occasionally even making a … Continue reading Negligence to Come
I’ve been mulling over the reported suicide of David Foster Wallace. The news hit me harder than I would have thought possible. His writing has always been hugely important to me, and Infinite Jest is central to the whole conception of my dissertation. I only began to think of irony as something that had a … Continue reading DFW, RIP
I have not forgotten you, my dedicated hardcore base of Redroom-profile readers. Let me update you on where we are with Pop Apocalypse. read more Continue reading Update on Pop Apocalypse
I received two mockup covers for Pop Apocalypse earlier today. Neither is perfect, and neither quite matches my original vision of how I wanted the cover to look, but it’s tremendously exciting to see these proposals, and both covers have potential. I’m going to work with my editor to revise these drafts. When we settle … Continue reading Pop Apocalypse Covers