On newsstands now!

The fall issue of the Siren, TCNJ's literary magazine, can be found in many strategic distribution points (i.e. large cardboard boxes) around campus today. It's a feast for the eyes and the mind.

It's almost like it never happens

"Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs"
(Via The Onion)

John Ashbery at Princeton, 12/6

John Ashbery is reading next Thursday at 4:30, McCosh 60, Princeton University.

Here's a map that shows how to get there. As with any event at Princeton, the best place to park is in the Spring Street Garage, one block away from campus. (From TCNJ, follow 206 north to Princeton, turn right on Nassau Street, turn left on Witherspoon, then immediate right on Spring, and you're there).

Buy a Book from An Indie Bookstore This Season!

The holiday season is a crucial season for all retailers, and none more so than independent bookstores. Do them a favor and shop local for gifts this year.

The Raconteur (Metuchen)
Labyrinth Books (Princeton)
Classics Books, 117 S. Warren, Trenton
Glen Echo Books (Princeton)
Cranbury Book Worm (Cranbury)

Get Lit!

Literary Week begins tomorrow!

Monday Nov 26 - Student Reading Series, 8pm, Library Auditorium. Come see Nicole Gough, Joleen Ong, and David Koshar read their work!
Tuesday Nov 27 - The Poem You Wish You Had Written, 11:30, Bliss 129. Share the poem you love so much you wish you had penned it yourself!
Wednesday Nov 28 - field trip to Princeton to see Nick Flynn and Susanna Moore. We're leaving at 3:30, EMAIL ink@tcnj.edu TO RSVP if you need a ride!
Thursday Nov 29 - Visiting Writers Series Monique Truong, 4:30, Library Auditorium. Come see acclaimed professional author Truong read her work!
Friday Nov 30 - Siren Release Party, 11:30, location TBA. Celebrate the Siren's release with some of its contributors and goodies!
Saturday Dec 1 - THE GOODS, 1-7 pm, the Rat. Check out talented TCNJ students performing anything and everything theyve got, as long as its awesome.

Hope to see you at all of these fantastic events! Support ink and TCNJ's Literary Community - GET LIT!

Sherman Alexie at Rutgers, 11/28

Sherman Alexie, novelist and filmmaker, perhaps the most prominent Native American writer working today, is appearing at Rutgers November 28th at 7:30. Too many events, too little time...

In case you were wondering about the future...

Amazon has just introduced its new handheld book reader, Kindle. This is a wireless device that can pick up newspapers and magazines as well as hold e-books, all for a fee, of course. There are already 78 customer reviews, and so far it gets three stars. Will Amazon be undone by its own rating system? Will anyone want to risk their eyesight to carry around fifty books at once?