2011
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Have Gun, Will Travel
Deb Olin Unferth’s ruefully funny memoir revisits the year she followed her boyfriend into the war zones of Latin America.
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A Relevance Roundup
There seems to be a bit of soul-searching hitting the book blogs about the social relevance and political importance of literary writing. Some selections below, in no particular order.
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What’s Happening in Egypt
The New York Times is also live-blogging from Egypt, and columnist Nick Kristof is in Cairo as well. Anonymous provides 20 ways to circumvent the Egyptian government’s internet block. A friend of mine said this about Anonymous, and I have…
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“And you wonder why such kids grow up”
“Playgrounds for kids are often decorated with fairy tales, cartoon or just funny made-up characters. They are intended to bring joy to the children, but sometimes it is scary to look at them. Even for adults.” And now, the Internet…
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“On fiction and autobiography”
“As I get older I increasingly understand that the liveliest characters – made up with the most freedom – are combinations of many, many people, real and fictive, alive and dead, known and unknown.” — AS Byatt Maud Newton has…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Today should be pretty alright, I think. “Where do libraries and e-books meet?” Yes, this article is really called “Jay-Z is Not a Proudhon of Hip-Hop,” and if you read the comments, your head will explode. Sylvia Plath used to…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
It was one of those awesome weeks at The Rumpus where when I went to write this roundup, it took me two hours to finish because I couldn’t stop with the reading everything.
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SMALL POTATOES:
Mr. AngryClick here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com …
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
You really should buy my book, but if you were thinking of joining the Poetry Book Club this month, you’ll get it for free–signed and everything. We–I or The Rumpus–aren’t making any money off of it this way. It’s all…
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Things to Do In DC When You’re at AWP
Update: I’m bumping this to the top because I don’t want to lose the good suggestions in the comments. Add your own suggestions down there. Thing 1: Come find The Rumpus table at the Book Fair. We’ll have all sorts…