The Rumpus.net » Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Mon, 20 May 2013 04:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Happy Birthday, Longreads! http://therumpus.net/2013/04/happy-birthday-longreads/ http://therumpus.net/2013/04/happy-birthday-longreads/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:05 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=113603 Longreads just celebrated its fourth birthday.

Check out their rundown of frequent #longreads contributors and recommendations. And then do some reading to celebrate!

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]]> Longreads just celebrated its fourth birthday.

Check out their rundown of frequent #longreads contributors and recommendations. And then do some reading to celebrate!

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/04/happy-birthday-longreads/feed/ 0 “Things You Should Know About Isaac Fitzgerald” http://therumpus.net/2013/04/things-you-should-know-about-isaac-fitzgerald/ http://therumpus.net/2013/04/things-you-should-know-about-isaac-fitzgerald/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:35:32 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=113541

For the past two, almost three years, the story behind a lot of my writing has been shaped by Isaac. He is the editor behind the writer. Really, Isaac is the editor alongside the writer.

Yesterday Isaac Fitzgerald announced that he will be stepping aside as Rumpus managing editor.

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For the past two, almost three years, the story behind a lot of my writing has been shaped by Isaac. He is the editor behind the writer. Really, Isaac is the editor alongside the writer.

Yesterday Isaac Fitzgerald announced that he will be stepping aside as Rumpus managing editor. In response, essays editor Roxane Gay shares some heartfelt and true words about Isaac as an editor, friend, expert hug-giver, and “the beating heart and the bloody soul” of The Rumpus.

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Live updates can be found here.

Our thoughts are with the victims and the city of Boston.

UPDATE: President Obama will address the nation at 6:10 ET.

]]> There are reports of serious injuries after two explosions detonated at the Boston Marathon finish line.

Live updates can be found here.

Our thoughts are with the victims and the city of Boston.

UPDATE: President Obama will address the nation at 6:10 ET.

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http://youtu.be/OKwQuyQnqzQ

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]]> Check out the trailer for the forthcoming documentary on writer Nelson Algren, “recipient of the first National Book Award for Man With a Golden Arm, Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘Chicago Bohemian’ lover, a Beat writer before the Beats, a forerunner of the Gonzo movement, drinking buddy of Roger Ebert.”

http://youtu.be/OKwQuyQnqzQ

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/04/algren-the-movie/feed/ 5 Peter Rock Rocks SF http://therumpus.net/2013/04/peter-rock-in-sf/ http://therumpus.net/2013/04/peter-rock-in-sf/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:45:38 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=113158 Peter Rock will be in San Francisco this weekend, reading from his latest novel, The Shelter Cycle.

Join him on Saturday, April 13, 7:00pm – 8:00pm at Green Apple Books (506 Clement Street). And stick around for drinks afterward at Abbey Tavern.

]]> Peter Rock will be in San Francisco this weekend, reading from his latest novel, The Shelter Cycle.

Join him on Saturday, April 13, 7:00pm – 8:00pm at Green Apple Books (506 Clement Street). And stick around for drinks afterward at Abbey Tavern.

Get prepped for Saturday by enjoying our in-depth interview with Rock.

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/04/peter-rock-in-sf/feed/ 0 Tonight in SF: Julia Weldon at Bottom of the Hill http://therumpus.net/2013/04/tonight-in-sf-julia-weldon-at-bottom-of-the-hill/ http://therumpus.net/2013/04/tonight-in-sf-julia-weldon-at-bottom-of-the-hill/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:16:32 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=113083 Bay Area! Julia Weldon, Kitten Grenade, and E&M are performing at Bottom of the Hill tonight!

Ages 21 & over. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9.

Buy your tickets right here!

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]]> Bay Area! Julia Weldon, Kitten Grenade, and E&M are performing at Bottom of the Hill tonight!

Ages 21 & over. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9.

Buy your tickets right here!

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Thanks, Bitch! You’re on our radar, too!

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]]> Bitch included FUNNY WOMEN #98: Classic Novels Rejected by Modern Publishing Houses in yesterday’s feminist news roundup.

Thanks, Bitch! You’re on our radar, too!

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/03/112681/feed/ 0 L.A. Women http://therumpus.net/2013/03/l-a-women/ http://therumpus.net/2013/03/l-a-women/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:00:50 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=112563 “There’s a creative renaissance currently flourishing in Los Angeles and these women are central figures.”

This week, KCET’s L.A. Letters explores iconic women in literary L.A.

The writers and musicians featured include Saturday Rumpus editor Zoë Ruiz!

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]]> “There’s a creative renaissance currently flourishing in Los Angeles and these women are central figures.”

This week, KCET’s L.A. Letters explores iconic women in literary L.A.

The writers and musicians featured include Saturday Rumpus editor Zoë Ruiz!

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/03/l-a-women/feed/ 0 RIP Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) http://therumpus.net/2013/03/rip-chinua-achebe-1930-2013/ http://therumpus.net/2013/03/rip-chinua-achebe-1930-2013/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:45:11 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=112456 We’re saddened by the news that novelist and poet Chinua Achebe passed away today.

Here are just a few conversations from his long and impacting legacy:

In a 2009 interview with All Things Considered, Achebe discussed his first and most famous novel, Things Fall Apart.

]]> We’re saddened by the news that novelist and poet Chinua Achebe passed away today.

Here are just a few conversations from his long and impacting legacy:

In a 2009 interview with All Things Considered, Achebe discussed his first and most famous novel, Things Fall Apart.

Chinua spoke recently about the importance of storytelling.

Revisit the Paris Review’s extensive 1994 interview for more of Achebe’s words.

There is something about important stories that is not just the message, but also the way that message is conveyed, the arrangement of the words, the felicity of the language. So it’s really a balance between your commitment, whether it’s political or economic or whatever, and your craft as an artist.

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/03/rip-chinua-achebe-1930-2013/feed/ 0 Utne Media Award Nomination! http://therumpus.net/2013/03/utne-media-award-nomination/ http://therumpus.net/2013/03/utne-media-award-nomination/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:36:26 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=112443 We have some good news, folks. We’ve been nominated as one of four finalists for the 2013 Utne Media Award in the category of Best Writing!

Presented by the editorial staff of Utne Reader, the award is in its 24th year.

Big congrats to all the excellent nominees in each and every category! Get the details after the jump:

2013 Utne Media Awards nominees

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]]> We have some good news, folks. We’ve been nominated as one of four finalists for the 2013 Utne Media Award in the category of Best Writing!

Presented by the editorial staff of Utne Reader, the award is in its 24th year.

Big congrats to all the excellent nominees in each and every category! Get the details after the jump:

2013 Utne Media Awards nominees

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