What to Read When You Want a Fresh Start
In keeping with the spirit of the New Year holiday, we’ve put together a list of books that deal with new beginnings—and the unexpected twists and turns that come after.
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Posts Tagged: the first bad man
A Curious Swarm or Energy: Talking with Rachel B. Glaser
Rachel B. Glaser discusses her newest poetry collection, HAIRDO, her writing process, and the books and writers that have influenced her.
...moreLiterary Fashion
“We’re so lonely in our processes,” July laughs of the plight of so many creative types, “that it’s just fun—like, ‘Wow, we get to email with each other!’ when usually for both of us it’s a very solitary process from start to finish.” In addition to being a writer and performance artist, Miranda July also designs […]
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HORN! REVIEWS: The First Bad Man
Cheryl Glickman has a system for maintaining a low-friction life. When she trades total control for knowledge, the soap bubble pops…
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The First Bad Man by Miranda July
Ava Kofman reviews The First Bad Man by Miranda July today in Rumpus Books.
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So my introduction to July was one at which I watched her redefine boundaries and hijack something destined to be inert and turn it into something uncomfortably alive, whether you wanted her to or not. This has been my experience of her work ever since. Over at the New York Review of Books, Lorrie Moore considers Miranda […]
...moreOn Boxes of Powerful Things and Bad Men
I think often in my work the things that people are doing, just to get by, I think of as their art. It ends up looking almost a little bit like my art, even though in the context of the story it’s not art at all, and they’re not artists — because I think that’s […]
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