November 2012
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Remembering Lives Lost in the Storm
The media has taken a severe disinterest in assembling the names of the lives lost to Sandy. At her blog and at New York Magazine, Whitney Hess has cultivated an extensive memorial of the victims, each name accompanied with a…
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“The Apothecary’s Heir” by Julianne Buchsbaum
A winning selection in the 2011 National Poetry Series, Julianne Buchsbaum’s The Apothecary’s Heir interrogates the wildness of nature, the decadence of urban sprawl, and the necessity of myth and history in our daily lives. While her third collection maintains…
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When the Wall Between Church and State Fell
The Daily Beast has a fascinating post about a mostly forgotten moment in American history: the time General Ulysses S. Grant “wrote out an order banishing all Jews throughout his entire command.” It involves contraband cotton, Grant’s conflict with his…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Some holiday gift ideas for you (you’re welcome): a one man helicopter, or a Frank Lloyd Wright designed private island. Welcome to the world carnivorous harp sponge. Department of hella-charming-places-I-want-to-go: the Kovac Planetarium. Stanford is pretty sure people are getting…
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Seven Storms
The Peckman River broke its banks on September 14th, flooding out the center of our town, closing roads and causing days of little local streets lined with heaps of the sad, soaked contents of basements, left out not to dry,…
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Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter
“140 characters too short for heartbreak but ideal for heartburn” – @Joycecaroloates It’s happening: Joyce Carol Oates, writer and recent recipient of the Norman Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement, has joined twitter this month. Oates’s twitter personality is wise and…
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Dave Eggers and his Favorite Bookstore
Over at The Daily Beast, Dave Eggers writes about Green Apple Books and calls it his favorite Bay Area bookstore. As he writes, about Green Apple’s atmosphere: Green Apple’s floors, most of which are over a hundred years old, creak…
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Veterans Weekend Rumpus Roundup
If you spent the weekend honoring the veterans in your life or otherwise celebrating Veterans Day, you may have missed these excellent Rumpus pieces. Don’t worry, it’s not too late to read them! On what would have been his 90th…
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“This Is Not About Quality Control”
The publishing industry is battling the Internet again. Or publishing stepped on the Internet’s foot and refuses to apologize. Or Maria Popova wanted to use more than three pictures in a post about My Ideal Bookshelf and Little, Brown said…
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ZYZZYVA’S Winter Issue Party
Come out to The Booksmith on Tuesday, December 11th for ZYZZYVA’s Holiday Party and Reading to celebrate the release of their Winter Issue. Featuring Rumpus contributor Chaney Kwak, Carolyn Miller, Brian Boies and Earle McCartney. Complimentary drinks and snacks will…
