(We'll Always Have) Paris Review

Last year, before he died, George Plimpton published (eBay - Paris Review, Antiquarian Collectible, Fiction Books, and Magazine Back Issues items at low prices )THE PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF HEARTBREAK, MADNESS, SEX, LOVE, BETRAYAL, OUTSIDERS, INTOXICATION, WAR, WHIMSEY, HORRORS, GOD, DEATH, DINNER, BASEBALL, TRAVELS, the ART of WRITING, and EVERYTHING ELSE in the WORLD since 1953. It marked the fiftieth anniversary of the first issue. The title only begins to suggest the breadth of interests of Mr. Plimpton. (See, my previous entry on his fascination with fireworks, July 2004) The Paris Review has always eschewed criticism in favor of original work. I refer you to the above website from ebay because it provides easy access to the many splendid back numbers of the publication. Hard on the heels of the fiftieth anniversary book, they have a new one out. It is divided into four sections depending on how much time the reader can devote to a particular piece. It is called THE PARIS REVIEW BOOK FOR PLANES, TRAINS, ELEVATORS and WAITING ROOMS.