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June 2010
374 posts
FUNNY WOMEN #27: An Author Answers Her Fan Mail
That’s what we authors are always working for, that personal connection with the reader. It’s what makes all the unpaid hours, mostly spent blogging for a book deal, worthwhile.
Talking $$$ and Writing
Yesterday our own Elissa Bassist wrote a mini-manifesto encouraging writers to “write to get paid.” Today the comments on the piece have gotten interesting. Why not join the discussion?
“Dear Mr. Updike”
25 years ago, when he was 28, Nicholson Baker wrote a fan letter to John Updike. (via GoodJobbb)
Jake Cline: The Last Book I Loved, True Grit
When I grow up, I want to be Mattie Ross. Of course, a legion of realities stands between me and this goal, chief among them: • At 38, I am…
Boys and Girls Like You and Me
“The earth was crowded with people who would never try to find me if I disappeared. A person is missing only if another person misses them.”
The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #3: Andréa Ford
I live on 13th Street in apartment #13. The superstitious address came with a discounted rent. My roommate is a high school English teacher, so our bookshelves are stacked with…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #11: Asha Galindo in Conversation with Josh Madden
I used this project as an opportunity to send some questions to one of my favorite people, Josh Madden. Josh lives in New York City and besides DJing, styling, writing,…
Notable New York, This Week 6/21 – 6/27
This week in New York Bret Easton Ellis and Shane Jones read, Light Industry screens “arty porn,” the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is in its final run at the…
Morning Coffee
Summer started yesterday, time to treat each other a little better. Super sweet newspaper statues. Viva la printed media. The best house in Omaha. This is what the inside of…
Something Steely, Unsympathetic, and Cold: A Reconsideration of Mary Poppins
Something horrible is coming to 17 Cherry Tree Lane.