... In 1988, Angela Carter came to New York and she and Snitow had a two-hour conversation. The talk ranged widely, including Carter’s belief that if we could only slide Marx and Freud together we might make sense of things; her regrets that she writes too beautifully, her elaborate style getting...

... for loss, regrets losing some letters. Helene thinks “HD” on her new Mac indicates her own registration—but it’s the hard drive icon; she begins to refer to herself as “Hard Drive.” In SF for ALA Convention, Hettie meets Chan, Helene’s daughter, and Chan’s teacher Robert Hass. At home Hettie worries about...

... had a two-hour conversation. The talk ranged widely, including Carter’s belief that if we could only slide Marx and Freud together we might make sense of things; her regrets that she writes too beautifully, her elaborate style getting in her way; her eagle eye for style in general; her observations...