The second reason is that these letters open a fascinating window onto a lifestyle that seems to be disappearing from the mass conception of what an author is: the non-careerist novelist, for whom writing is more akin to a calling that bobs and weaves through a multi-faceted existence, rather than someone whose personal life is imagined to be nothing but sitting at a desk, writing page after page day after day.

— The Letters of William Gaddis - The Barnes & Noble Review

Holding the establishment to account for its oversights and entrenched prejudices is key, and it benefits all of us that a range of public intellectuals, from the brilliant Roxane Gay to the tireless soldiers of VIDA, continues that depressing work.

— Yes, men read books about women and by woman authors. - Slate Magazine

This entails coming to terms with not just the wisdom but also the idiocy, hyperbole, and prejudice of crowds.

— The Millions : The Wisdom of Crowds: Reddit, Twitter, and the Hunt for the Wrong Man

Giving academics the room to go beyond white papers—to be interviewed, to adumbrate passions by cataloguing trivia—creates a space that is especially welcome when the entire academic project has become materially, concretely precarious.

— madness and civilization - bookforum.com / current issue

If you had to describe the core sensibility of Gordon’s work—painting, vocal performance, or dress—it would be that quintessentially Californian expansive desolation. It’s a feeling, not an idea, and it’s what first pulled Gordon away from fine art and toward rock ’n’ roll.

— Kim Gordon Sonic Youth Singer - Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon Discusses Thurston Moore - - ELLE