November 2012
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“As Long As Trees Last” by Hoa Nguyen
Seattle’s renowned independent press, Wave Books, recently published Hoa Nguyen’s third full-length collection of poems, As Long As Trees Last. In it, Nguyen once again dares to experiment with form, structure, and language to bring us a collection of genuinely…
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One of Those Domino Effect Discoveries
HTMLGIANT linked to Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading (you should subscribe for some free weekly fiction!), which featured an excerpt from Sam Pink’s imminent novel, Rontel. HTML featured a smaller lick of it, but then we clicked over to the longer excerpt, and…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Another day another planet maybe hosting life. Afronauts is my favorite thing I’ve seen today. “ElectroPunk Pre-Dadaist illuminated signs.” This early 20th century anti-women’s suffrage children’s book is kind of mind blowing.
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Channel B
We stood there long past what is appropriate for strangers. I like to think it’s because she was thinking the same thing I was.
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E-Single Revolution
At The Columbia Journalism Review, Michael Meyer talks about e-reader movement, and how The Atavist and Byliner paved the way for larger publishers to push out e-singles. E-singles differ from e-books in that they’re usually no longer than a novella.…
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“Some Case Studies in Failure”
“X—well, X is just failing. At taking vitamins. At fully committing himself to the idea of dental hygiene. At opening beer bottles and wine bottles and most bottles made of non-synthetic material. Give X something with a metal lid, and…
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Amazon.com Doesn’t Care about Sandy
“You’d think a company like Amazon would want to do everything it can to help out — for the good PR, if nothing else. Nope.” Occupy Sandy has started an Amazon wedding registry of supplies for those whose belongings were…
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Debut of Hang Glider and Mud Mask
Bay Area: Come out to McSweeney’s all-ages book launch party for Brian McMullen and Jason Jagel’s first picture book, Hang Glider and Mud Mask. The event will be held on November 16th in The Mission at Southern Exposure, and readings…
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Magic Relic City
“Maybe I don’t need to be worried, he said. You’re too weird for anyone but me to want.” An excerpt from Rumpus contributor Jennine Capó Crucet latest novel, Magic Relic City, is featured in Guernica this week and edited by…
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The “Most Beautiful Thing That Ever Fucked”: The Rumpus Interview with Oriana Small
I was dying to interview Oriana Small about her porno memoir Girlvert.
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Defiance: A Literary Benefit to Rebuild Red Hook
Red Hook, Brooklyn has suffered the worst of Sandy. Many homes are still without gas, water or power. It’s quite apocalyptic out there, and many have been displaced and are still waiting for FEMA aid. Please come out to Defiance: A…
