David Samuel Levinson's Blog, page 2
March 6, 2016
Criteria for a Life Well-Written
A realtor in Austin, TX, asked me to come up with a wish list for the kind of property I’d be willing to live in. To make his job easier, here’s what I came up. 1. hardwood throughout (or through most of the apartment). Please no laminate or linoleum except if it’s done for kitsch value. 2. […]
Filed under: personal, publishing, Texas musings, writing
February 13, 2016
January 29, 2016
Sweater by Gant, Kitchen by Fred, Face by Me
#jewishboywithbeard #authorphoto #tellmehowthisendswell #hogarthbooks Filed under: personal, publishing, writing
Filed under: personal, publishing, writing
January 7, 2016
A Brief Announcement
I’m thrilled to announce—at last and with bated breath—that Hogarth, an imprint of Crown Books, bought the rights to my novel, Tell Me How This Ends Well. Tentative publication date: April 2017. Filed under: personal, publishing, writing
Filed under: personal, publishing, writing
October 18, 2015
I’m THAT Jew
Kudos to Eitan Chitayat who created the slam poem celebrating Jews and Jewishness everywhere. Antisemitism is on the rise globally and videos likes this one help to keep it in check. The video has gone viral and as of this moment has been viewed by over 1.5 million people. Why not make it 1.5 m […]
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October 17, 2015
❤︎ Hercule Poirot Is My One True Love ❤︎
After a third (yes, third) marathon viewing of the BBC’s “Poirot,” I decided to go back to the source material, Agatha Christie’s novels, to see how closely the televised version of her famous Belgian detective hewed with her own literary creation. I started with Murder on the Orient Express, then went to Death on the Nile, […]
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September 24, 2015
Bend Sinister and the Luxury of Paper
Today, I went to get an oil change, stopped for some sushi, then stumbled upon a great used bookshop, where I bought the first novel Nabokov ever wrote. Thanks to my iPad, I haven’t read a book with printed pages in ages. I’ll let you know how it goes. Also, just look at that incredible cover. […]
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September 17, 2015
But, Darling, No One Wants to Read that Literary Crap
The more I read Stephen King’s advice to writers, the more I fall deeply in love with him. His advice is both scintillating and titillating and never fails to jolt me awake. Not that I’ve been sleeping, mind you, because, well, I can’t. You see, the owners of the building next door are doing some serious home improvements, i.e., […]
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August 31, 2015
Yes, Texas Has Jews…and Anti-Semitism, Too
I wrote this piece for Tablet Magazine about the recent anti-Semitic attacks in San Antonio, Texas. The attacks broke my heart, but I’m more than happy to report that they did not break the communities’ spirits. Yes, there are Jews in Texas. And sadly these days where there are Jews, there is also hatred and violence […]
Filed under: personal, Texas musings, writing Tagged: antisemitism, Jews, San Antonio, texas
August 4, 2015
Harper’s Island
A wretched, manipulative show with no soul, yet it’s compulsively watchable. Much like a train wreck. Or just a bad show that knows exactly what to do to keep you coming back. Slick, sleek, impossibly plotted, stupid people doing stupid things. Awesome trash TV!Filed under: personal
Filed under: personal
