Avery 3, new literary magazine Madison, WI

Is Not a Magazine will soon no longer be a magazine, offices to close June 30 (after hyperlink jump, see right sidebar for details). Editor of the excellent literary magazine december, Curt Johnson, has died. On a more positive note: New Pages blogs about the West Coast’s new The Farallon Review, and The Millions writes on new Madison, Wisconsin lit mag Avery (issue 3 pictured at right). Alan Gilbert in Poetry’s Harriet blog on recent A Public Space reading by Peter Gizzi, Matthea Harvey, and Cathy Park Hong. And, yes, the rumors are true: Hamish Hamilton is launching a free monthly literary magazine: Five Dials. Luna Park contributor Nigel Beale writes at The Quarterly Conversation on Roberto Bolano’s encyclopedic novel, Nazi Literature in the Americas. Pinky’s Paperhaus‘s Carolyn Kellog’s recent posts at the LA Times’ book blog on New Pages lit mag site extraordinaire and Hayden’s Ferry Review grotesque alongside Mary Gaitskill. Mosaic magazine editor Ron Kavanaugh in an interview over at Blog Critics. Lit mag siting of note: Javier Marias miscellany in the summer issue of The Threepenny Review. Graphic designer (and novelist) David Barringer offers up some sneaks peeks of Opium 6: Go Green, but Save Me First! INTHEFRAY magazine is looking for a new executive director.