Hacker News: samclemens

Every Novel Is Boring–Until It Isn't

samclemens — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:10:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.publicbooks.org/every-novel-is-boring-until-it-isnt/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49555114

Points: 58

# Comments: 48

Old Directions: Reviving the spirit of revival

samclemens — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:17:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-54/the-intellectual-situation/old-directions/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49534658

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Some Virtues of Narrative Poetry

samclemens — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:53:02 +0000

Article URL: https://newversereview.substack.com/p/the-purpose-of-poetry-is-to-tell

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289583

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Archie G. Norcross' Maine Forest Fire Maps (1918–22)

samclemens — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:46:58 +0000

Article URL: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maine-forest-fire-maps/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279624

Points: 31

# Comments: 4

Read the novels and forget everything else

samclemens — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:31:28 +0000

Article URL: https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/read-the-novels-and-forget-everything-else

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129676

Points: 143

# Comments: 127

Three Theses on the Literacy Crisis

samclemens — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:05:59 +0000

Article URL: https://trevoraleo.substack.com/p/three-theses-on-the-literacy-crisis

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49050021

Points: 55

# Comments: 49

Beckett the Prophet

samclemens — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:08:20 +0000

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/beckett-the-prophet/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49008010

Points: 19

# Comments: 1

The Expert as Tourist

samclemens — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:07:29 +0000

Article URL: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/this-land-is-your-land-beverly-gage-history/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48927015

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Who Is America's Homer?

samclemens — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:19:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.plough.com/articles/who-is-americas-homer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913656

Points: 106

# Comments: 241

Book prizes don't work how you think

samclemens — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:19:01 +0000

Article URL: https://rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/book-prizes-dont-work-how-you-think

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913653

Points: 125

# Comments: 94

Who Is America's Homer?

samclemens — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:59:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.plough.com/articles/who-is-americas-homer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649723

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

The rise of machine writing is a great opportunity for literature

samclemens — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:24:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ai-writing-style-literature/687536/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48550563

Points: 13

# Comments: 0

Jonathan Franzen on Talent, Theatre, and His Next Novel

samclemens — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:52:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/books/this-week-in-fiction/jonathan-franzen-06-08-26

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363646

Points: 17

# Comments: 2

Franklin Pierce by David W. Blight

samclemens — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:17:14 +0000

Article URL: https://inpursuit.substack.com/p/franklin-pierce-by-david-w-blight

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290805

Points: 15

# Comments: 2

Some Like It Literary

samclemens — Mon, 25 May 2026 21:59:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/books/review/marilyn-monroe-books-arthur-miller.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48272458

Points: 27

# Comments: 4

Mug Shots: A Small Town Noir (2014)

samclemens — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:39:31 +0000

Article URL: https://theappendix.net/issues/2014/4/mug-shots-a-small-town-noir

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189233

Points: 15

# Comments: 3

The Trail of Jeremiah

samclemens — Wed, 06 May 2026 05:01:19 +0000

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/on-the-trail-of-jeremiah/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48032381

Points: 10

# Comments: 0

Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone?

samclemens — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:17:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/books/review/ai-book-reviews.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47942631

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

The Publishing Mystery That No One Wants to Talk About

samclemens — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:44:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/04/who-really-wrote-autistic-author-woody-brown-novel/686814/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47917775

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Larry McMurtry's Tall Tales

samclemens — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:18:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/larry-mcmurtry-biography/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47863196

Points: 24

# Comments: 1