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Even before a lending library copy of The Adderall Diaries arrived in my mailbox some time in the summer of 2009, I knew I’d be hooked. A colleague had recommended it, saying it was a gripping memoir that interwove threads of an edgy personal narrative and a murder trial.
A couple of days ago a friend wrote and told me my psychiatrist was crazy. Work on getting close to people, he said. The rest will follow.
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This week in New York, lit mags The Faster Times, The Rumpus, Gigantic and Open City throw holiday parties, James Gallery holds Pornography in the City panel, Nick Flynn and Joseph Fasano read at Projection, LDM holds Holiday Episode, Stephen Elliott discusses the making of memoir, the Bloodsugars perform, Quentin Tarantino talks, Gabriel Orozco gets retrospectivized at MOMA, and the Madcap Manhattan series screens at Film Forum.
...moreWho will play Rumpus Editor Stephen Elliott in the seemingly inevitable movie version of The Adderall Diaries?
Cillian Murphy? Philip Seymour Hoffman? Demetri Martin?
My money is on Mos Def.
My plan was to allow anyone who wanted to read an advance copy of the book the opportunity to do so, provided they forwarded the book within a week to the next reader.
...moreLots of great reading on The Rumpus over the last couple of weeks. Here’s some links in case you missed them.
Kelly did a fascinating rundown on the stripper memoir.
Maddie Oatman interviewed members of Midwest Dilemma.
Joe Cervelin considered Mike Tyson in Five Acts.
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Update: As of September 1st this offer is no longer valid. You can purchase a copy of The Adderall Diaries from Indiebound. For tour dates and more information, click here.
Update: As of August 6 there are 349 people participating in The Adderall Diaries Lending Library.
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