By: Joshua Glenn

Josh Glenn revisits “J.G,” his 1976 memoir.

By: Joshua Glenn

“No Context” is an origin myth for Nobrow.

By: Joshua Glenn

“I aimed at the public’s heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.”

By: Joshua Glenn

Alfred Lambert’s prehistoric golf shoes — from The Corrections.

By: Joshua Glenn

Moldorf’s patent-leather shoes — from Tropic of Cancer.

By: Joshua Glenn

He was a martyr in the cause of absurdism and ’pataphysics.

By: Joshua Glenn

A collector’s guide!

By: Joshua Glenn

Tom Joad’s “army last” shoes — from The Grapes of Wrath.

By: Joshua Glenn

Ignatius O’Reilly’s suede desert boots — from A Confederacy of Dunces.

By: Joshua Glenn

Ed Gentry’s white tennis shoes — from Deliverance.

By: Joshua Glenn

Chaplain Tappman’s rubber-soled shoes — from Catch-22.

By: Joshua Glenn

Stephen Dedalus’ broadtoed boots — from Ulysses.

By: Joshua Glenn

Her stories are miracles of imaginative engineering.

By: Joshua Glenn

“‘Grow up!’ — that is the motto of Highbrow.”

By: Joshua Glenn

His sci-fi was notable for being pastoral and nostalgic.