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Stephen King in The Paris Review

Looking for what was in the new issue, I wasn't expecting this when I surfed over to The Paris Review.  Stephen King is interviewed for their long running Art of Ficiton series.  Not the person one thinks of in the same sentence with The Paris Review.  I imagine that some literary types will be disgusted with this developement; I can think of a couple of my English professors that may be stunned in disbelief.  But I think it is rather telling about Stephen King's rise to the status of "literature."  Ever since he was given a Distinguished Contribution to American Letters award by the National Book Foundation, and has published sporadically in The New Yorker, the King has been going through a re-interpretation of sorts.  It's interesting to watch, but even funnier to see people get pissed off about it.  I'll definately be picking up the issue.

Magazines, Extra Cheap

I am a magazine junkie.  But when it comes to subscribing, I usually wait for a good deal.  Well, I was on eBay the other day looking for a back issue for something, and I came across some sellers who deal in subscriptions, and they were way too cheap to pass up.  I got my New Yorker renewed for $8.95 (usual price: $39.95), Wired for $2.95 (usual price: $12), and Asimovs for $12.95 (usual price: $32.95).  I'm just put out that I never came across this before.