2011
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Metal King
The Atlantic has a new story from Stephen King: “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive,” and talks with him about “the creative process, the state of fiction,” and… Metallica and Anthrax? Yep.
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Temporary Shelter
Weston Cutter’s debut collection, You’d Be a Stranger, Too, delivers the magical click of excellent fiction.
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Meghan Daniels: The Last Book I Loved, Anna Karenina
Okay, so maybe most of you have already read this novel. Because it is a classic, because you went to college, because Oprah featured it on her book club. But if I’m not the only person in the world who…
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Friendship of Letters: The Rumpus Interview with Sigrid Nunez
Essayist, novelist, and short story writer Sigrid Nunez discusses Sempre Susan, her first memoir.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Lakes used to be THE place to be. Roger Ebert’s TED talk makes me feel worthwhile for spending my day on the internet. Llama font makes me feel really guilty for spending my day on the internet. Evidently you can…
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National Poetry Month, Day 14: “The Lion’s Mouth” by Randall Mann
The Lion’s Mouth I walk into a stanza. There’s decent gin here; the men are critically tanned in winter. The gin kicks in;
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The Rumpus Interview with Geoff Dyer
I’ve employed all manner of sophistry, cunning and ingenuity to come up with a definition of success that was compatible with what, by any normal standards, would seem dismal and serial failure.
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Ted Wilson’s Reality Check
New York Times correspondent Chloe Veltman shares her thoughts on Ted Wilson Reviews the World, particularly his latest review of Centipedes. She calls it a “perfect tonic / reality check.”
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
These are actually guest links by my buddy Luke. Apple users soon to be protected from marketers by Lion. U.S. has lag in tech usage, says study. BoingBoing probes NASA’s curiosity. U.S. Senators purportedly supporting online privacy. From butt dialing…
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Lydia Davis Lecture in SF, Cheap to Rumpus Readers
Our friends over at the Center for the Art of Translation are extending a special offer to San Francisco Rumpus fans to see Lydia Davis at the Verdi Club next Wednesday, at a large discount. Davis probably needs no introduction…