New literary magazine out of Vanderbilt. They publish music as well as the usual stuff.

Now available and featuring work from some former Purdue folks – Kip Robisch and Fred Arroyo.

Bookninja notes the Paris Review needs a new editor, and George points to an article at The Millions that recommends Dave Eggers for the job:

The Paris Review, too, is an institution, but one with a broader mission and a broader potential audience – a place where readers of McSweeney’s, readers of Newsweek, and readers of The New York Review of Books might meet and mingle en masse. And because its appeal is less bound up with youth, it might offer Eggers, now pushing 40, new and different challenges…even asMcSweeney’s continued under the able hands that one sort of imagines mostly run it now anyway.

The first issue of Artifice Magazine is officially out (I’m told by the editor that mine is on its way).  The magazine is dedicated to creative work that is somehow aware of its medium. I saw a sneak peak, and think there’s some interesting work featured here – particularly a short story told in the form of a restaurant menu.

Allegedly the spring issue of Sycamore Review is out now as well, though I haven’t received my copy yet.  I used to work for them, and like what they’ve done with the new Web site, so I’m excited to see how their current issue turns out.

Finally, the February edition of American Polymath is online now, with a newly remodeled Web site itself.  Check it out when you’ve got a break.

Now available. In addition to the usual articles, they’ve added a publication of hate mail, which is always fun to read. Check out my friend Mark Powell’s essay, “Selling the Apocalypse: The Rise of Premillennialism from Fringe Belief to Growth Industry.” You ask what is the future of American literature, and I reply that his name is Mark Powell.

Now available. Check out my friend Patrick Nevins’ story “Humility”, as well as these answers to the question, What is your favorite fruit-flavored soda?

Well, the Oxford American might have outdone itself with their new issue. They asked 134 writers, scholars and members of the southern literati to come up with a list of the best southern novel, the best southern nonfiction book and the most underrated southern novel. Here’s a link to get you started. The “best of” category is a bit predictable, but what is really interesting is the list of underrated books, half of which I’ve never heard of (and thus, I guess they are underrated).