Gripped with a sudden nostalgia
Gripped with a sudden nostalgia for 2000, Ann Arbor Sucks tried to find out if there were any McSweeney’s events coming to town. Yes, Ann Arbor Sucks knows that reviews of Dave Eggers’ latest have been mixed at best. Yes, Ann Arbor Sucks knows that Zadie Smith’s reviews have been no better, and that the New Republic even suggested that “McSweeneyfication” is what led to her downfall. And it should be noted that Ann Arbor Sucks walked out of Rick Moody’s Borders reading after five minutes - before reading that the New Republic called him “the worst writer of his generation.” Still and all.
McSweeney’s currently has seven authors and one group of authors on tour. None of them will be making an A2 appearance. For those keeping score in the ongoing Madison-Ann Arbor coolness faceoff: two, including Eggers for two nights, will appear in Madison.