What is "Doom Eager"?

Lorrie Moore, from "Better and Sicker"
"Martha Graham speaks of the Icelandic term "doom eager" to denote that ordeal of isolation, restlessness, caughtness and artistic experiences when he or she is sick with an idea. When a writer is doom eager, the writing won't be sludge on the page; it will give readers -- and the writer, of course, is the very first reader -- an experience they've never had before, or perhaps a little and at last the words for an experience they have."

Friday, June 18, 2010

Crime and Squirrels Lead Foreign Lists

Publishers Weekly reports on international novels making the scene.
Crime and Squirrels Lead Foreign Lists

Crime novels and feel-good story about the squirrels of Central Park head the list of must-read international novels. I've never been a big fan of crime novels, but The Squirrels of Central Park Are Sad on Monday by French novelist Katherine Pancol has piqued my interest. How about combining the two ideas? A murder in Central Park orchestrated by a rouge band of squirrels -- Of Crime and Squirrels. I kid, of course. Or, do I? Hmmm...
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