Literary Links:
Kafka, porn, Steinbeck, Radiohead, and Chuck

>> A new book says The Metamorphosis author Franz Kafka allegedly had a penchant for porn — like hard core, high class shit — and the Germans aren’t happy about it. [Guardian]

>> The literary family feud between John Steinbeck, his heirs, and his publisher just got uglier when a judge overturned a previous ruling in favor of publisher Penguin Group (USA). [AP]

>> London has been named the literary capital of the world by some website. It’s a shame that living writers can’t afford to live there. [Reuters]

>> Not ones to be outdone, The Guardian came up a Top 10 List of Literary Virgins. Homos Henry James and EM Forster never got plowed. Sad. [Guardian]

>> Radiohead denies false rumors that they scored the soundtrack to Chuck Palahniuk’s latest “x-rated” film adaptation Choke. For you cultural illiterates, Chuck (pictures) also wrote Fight Club (also adapted), he has a new book out called Snuff and is openly gay — gay, gay gay! [Wired]