April 2014
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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 indie books and self-publishing authors. Find out more here.
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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 Estep to enter into real estate: It was a little…
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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: Photography engenders a new kind of ekphrasis, especially when the…
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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 to BookTube.
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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 publishing industry and society as a whole: Media organizations, like…
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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 girl and girl pierced, unharmed platform combat boots and microskirts…
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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 and incisive, with a lot of laughing—but if you missed…
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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.
