April 2014 - Page 23 of 25

The Rumpus Interview with Fiona Maazel

Writer Fiona Maazel talks about her love for the "sad, lonely, self-loathing guy," the appeal of cults, setting her latest novel in the wildly divergent worlds of North Korea and Cincinnati, and her current fascination with neuroprosthetics.

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The Authors Guild Expands

Award-winning author CJ Lyons will be the first self-published author to serve on the executive council of the Authors Guild. The Authors Guild is currently expanding to include representatives from…

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Rumpus Original

Let Nothing Ye Dismay or The Eternal Self-Hatred of the Abused Child’s Mind

He was prone to declarations of position on matters that mattered to him, and religion was no exception.

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From Writer to Realtor

Famed slam poet Maggie Estep passed away suddenly in February. Over at The Billfold, Rumpus contributor Sari Botton laments the decline of the publishing industry and the need for writers like…

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Go Tell It on the iPhone

Praise the writer’s notebook, and praise the evolution of the writer’s notebook. Over at the New Yorker, Casey Cep writes about archiving the daily details digitally in photographs, rather than on paper:…

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BookTube: A Guide

Think books couldn’t possibly have a place on YouTube? Think again. A prominent scene of vloggers (video bloggers) has developed on YouTube. BookRiot provides us with a helpful beginners guide…

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Internships and the Hegemonic Authority

While the unpaid internship is finally facing scrutiny from courts and government commissions, simply eliminating those positions doesn’t solve the problem of privilege. Further, reliance on a privileged class threatens both the…

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Poems
Poetry

National Poetry Month Day 3: “this is me” by Adam McGovern

this is me PATH train ride, boy and girl inked, unmarked legs braided at one knee a bud from the same split phone cord speaking in each other’s ear and…

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith Crack Each Other Up

Two weeks ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith sat down at the Schomburg Center to chat about Adichie’s glorious novel, Americanah (and literature, race, gender, and love!). Their conversation was smart…

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The Brunist Day of Wrath by Robert Coover

Michael Sheehan reviews Robert Coover's THE BRUNIST DAY OF WRATH today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.

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Do Not Discuss List Draws Attention to Banned Books

Reddit’s Do Not Discuss List was revealed as an April Fools’ Day prank by the forum moderators. They planned the fake ban partly to draw attention to actually-banned books.

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