Anthologist

Paul Chowder, a poet and the hero of Nicholson Baker's new novel, The Anthologist, is having a heck of a time writing the introduction to an anthology of poems which he put together.

Dr. Seuss, according to Paul Chowder 2009

Paul Chowder, a poet and the hero of Nicholson Baker's new novel, The Anthologist, is having a heck of a time writing the introduction to an anthology of poems which he put together.

Chicken Spaghetti: 2009

In a day-dreamy fictional monolog titled The Anthologist, Baker's poetic hero Paul Chowder gives one man's complete set of answers to questions we've asked in "whose words these are."

Christopher Lydon: The Anthologist: Pining For The Four-Beat Rhythm Poem 2009

The Anthologist is a light read about what used to be a heavy subject: poetry.

Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2009

The Anthologist is the story of a poet in the middle of a rough patch working on the introduction to an anthology of poetry.

John Mesjak: Overshadowed But Still Awesome: Indie Booksellers Shine A Light On Four Great Reads 2009

In its book form, page 10 of The Anthologist is a left-hand, or verso, page, matched by a right-hand, recto counterpart.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

For a considerably more in-depth review, see Janet Maslin's take on The Anthologist, in the New York Times.

Dr. Seuss, according to Paul Chowder 2009

For a considerably more in-depth review, see Janet Maslin's take on The Anthologist, in the New York Times.

Chicken Spaghetti: 2009

The Anthologist was well received and prominently reviewed in book supplements that rarely notice poetry books, let alone anthologies of them, except with a certain contempt, which was a mild irony but an old story.

The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

The Anthologist was well received and prominently reviewed in book supplements that rarely notice poetry books, let alone anthologies of them, except with a certain contempt, which was a mild irony but an old story.

The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010