Daniel Green
@greenlitcrit.bsky.social
Literary Critic. Author, Beyond the Beyond the Blurb: On Critics and Criticism. Proprietor, The Reading Experience. https://www.readexperience.net
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"Sorrentino would like us to take delight in the formal variations he offers in each of his novels. In this sense, Sorrentino’s fiction has an affirmative purpose, but it is an affirmation of the capacity of art to renew itself through the exercise of imagination." readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
(This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. As explained in the prologue, the book is an attempt both to intro…
readexperience.net
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Sorrentino would like us to take delight in the formal variations he offers in each of his novels. In this sense, Sorrentino’s fiction has an affirmative purpose, but it is an affirmation of the capacity of art to renew itself through the exercise of imagination." readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
"Sorrentino would like us to take delight in the formal variations he offers in each of his novels. In this sense, Sorrentino’s fiction has an affirmative purpose, but it is an affirmation of the capacity of art to renew itself through the exercise of imagination." readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
(This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. As explained in the prologue, the book is an attempt both to intro…
readexperience.net
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Sorrentino would like us to take delight in the formal variations he offers in each of his novels. In this sense, Sorrentino’s fiction has an affirmative purpose, but it is an affirmation of the capacity of art to renew itself through the exercise of imagination." readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
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"If the reader finishes this short book believing that Sorrentino’s project as a writer has been coherently elucidated and that the aesthetic achievement of individual works of his has been cogently described, I would consider my effort a success." www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction.
www.unbeatenpaths.net
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"If the reader finishes this short book believing that Sorrentino’s project as a writer has been coherently elucidated and that the aesthetic achievement of individual works of his has been cogently described, I would consider my effort a success." www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
"If the reader finishes this short book believing that Sorrentino’s project as a writer has been coherently elucidated and that the aesthetic achievement of individual works of his has been cogently described, I would consider my effort a success." www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction.
www.unbeatenpaths.net
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"If the reader finishes this short book believing that Sorrentino’s project as a writer has been coherently elucidated and that the aesthetic achievement of individual works of his has been cogently described, I would consider my effort a success." www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
Reposted by Daniel Green
Available at The Reading Experience: readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
(This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. As explained in the prologue, the book is an attempt both to intro…
readexperience.net
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Available at The Reading Experience: readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
Available at The Reading Experience: readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
(This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. As explained in the prologue, the book is an attempt both to intro…
readexperience.net
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Available at The Reading Experience: readexperience.net/2026/01/31/p...
Now available:
www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
Prologue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
This is the introduction, as it were, to a short book I will shortly make available entitled Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction.
www.unbeatenpaths.net
February 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Now available:
www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
www.unbeatenpaths.net/p/prologue-t...
They're coming after you, journalists. You didn't think it would happen, did you? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post Friday on X that Lemon was arrested, as were three others, "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota."
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
They're coming after you, journalists. You didn't think it would happen, did you? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
RIP, Catherine O'Hara. Always the highlight of SCTV. www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM
RIP, Catherine O'Hara. Always the highlight of SCTV. www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
Josh Marshall
"You [Trump admin] tell us how you’re going to clean up your mess and the chaos and bloodshed you’ve caused. I don’t think Democrats need to do Republicans’ work for them. It’s a moment when the job of the opposition is simply to say, No!" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-d...
"You [Trump admin] tell us how you’re going to clean up your mess and the chaos and bloodshed you’ve caused. I don’t think Democrats need to do Republicans’ work for them. It’s a moment when the job of the opposition is simply to say, No!" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-d...
Can Dems Push MAGA and Its ICE Army Into a Disorganized Retreat?
Big public and political fights often have the dynamics of military confrontations....
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January 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Josh Marshall
"You [Trump admin] tell us how you’re going to clean up your mess and the chaos and bloodshed you’ve caused. I don’t think Democrats need to do Republicans’ work for them. It’s a moment when the job of the opposition is simply to say, No!" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-d...
"You [Trump admin] tell us how you’re going to clean up your mess and the chaos and bloodshed you’ve caused. I don’t think Democrats need to do Republicans’ work for them. It’s a moment when the job of the opposition is simply to say, No!" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-d...
The murder of Alex Pretti was not a "hearbreaking tragedy." It was a capital crime and should be always be called that.
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The murder of Alex Pretti was not a "hearbreaking tragedy." It was a capital crime and should be always be called that.
It's kind of pathetic when Bill Kristol is being more militant about injustice than the leaders of the Democratic party.
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It's kind of pathetic when Bill Kristol is being more militant about injustice than the leaders of the Democratic party.
Part of me is ashamed to be an American right now, and part of me is in awe of the moral courage being shown by the people of Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Part of me is ashamed to be an American right now, and part of me is in awe of the moral courage being shown by the people of Minneapolis.
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The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
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Here is the Table of Contents for Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. The book's organization blends a quasi-chronological survey of Sorrentino's career with a more thematic presentation of his varied identities as a writer. readexperience.net/2026/01/19/g...
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Here is the Table of Contents for Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. The book's organization blends a quasi-chronological survey of Sorrentino's career with a more thematic presentation of his varied identities as a writer. readexperience.net/2026/01/19/g...
Here is the Table of Contents for Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. The book's organization blends a quasi-chronological survey of Sorrentino's career with a more thematic presentation of his varied identities as a writer. readexperience.net/2026/01/19/g...
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Here is the Table of Contents for Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. The book's organization blends a quasi-chronological survey of Sorrentino's career with a more thematic presentation of his varied identities as a writer. readexperience.net/2026/01/19/g...
RIP, Bob Weir. Quite a shock for Grateful Dead fans. www.jambase.com/article/bob-...
Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Has Died
Grateful Dead co-founding guitarist Bob Weir has died at age 78.
www.jambase.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
RIP, Bob Weir. Quite a shock for Grateful Dead fans. www.jambase.com/article/bob-...
Reposted by Daniel Green
My short critical book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction, is nearing completion. As of now, it will be available as a free ebook or pdf. Here is the final section, reflecting on Sorrentino's work by considering Splendide-Hotel (1974):
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
Epilogue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
(This is the final chapter of my upcoming book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. I do not currently have a publisher, so, tentatively, it will be available as a free ebook or pdf. More info to …
readexperience.net
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My short critical book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction, is nearing completion. As of now, it will be available as a free ebook or pdf. Here is the final section, reflecting on Sorrentino's work by considering Splendide-Hotel (1974):
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
My short critical book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction, is nearing completion. As of now, it will be available as a free ebook or pdf. Here is the final section, reflecting on Sorrentino's work by considering Splendide-Hotel (1974):
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
Epilogue to Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction
(This is the final chapter of my upcoming book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction. I do not currently have a publisher, so, tentatively, it will be available as a free ebook or pdf. More info to …
readexperience.net
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My short critical book, Gilbert Sorrentino: An Introduction, is nearing completion. As of now, it will be available as a free ebook or pdf. Here is the final section, reflecting on Sorrentino's work by considering Splendide-Hotel (1974):
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
readexperience.net/2026/01/04/e...
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The greatest music video ever long predates MTV: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM1k...
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Nancy Sinatra
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December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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British Experimental Fiction
For American readers, in considering the development of "experimental" fiction during the 1960s and after, we are most likely to focus mainly on American writers- the postmodernists and t…
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