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“A Masterpiece of American Fiction”
Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, really likes Franzen’s latest novel. Join The Jonathan Franzen One-Off Book Club.
The Borders Comment
Is Borders threatening not to stock The Adderall Diaries? Is this commenter to be believed? Update: This has been fact checked. The commenter does indeed manage a Borders.
I Will Blurb Any Book Within 24 Hours! #2
Tired of waiting weeks or even MONTHS for back-cover endorsements from recognizable authors? I, Mickey Hess, will blurb any book – that’s right, ANY book – within 24 hours! Just…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #48: Write Like a Motherfucker
I want to know what you have inside you. I want to see the contours of your second beating heart.
Book Recs Gone Bad
“But what about when someone presses a book on you, assuring you that you’ll simply adore it … and you don’t? Worse – you hate the thing, and can’t understand…
Francisconi on Yates
Be sure not to miss Rumpus Book Club member John Francisconi’s essay “Tao Lin, Richard Yates, & Me.”
Welcome to the Occupation
A short novel by Michael Knight sees the post-WWII occupation of Japan through the eyes of a confused typist in General MacArthur’s office.
The Spotlight on Moving Pictures
John Siuntres does great podcasts. For an example, check out his recording of the San Diego Comic Con’s Spotlight Panel on Kathryn and Stuart Immonen, the married graphic novelists behind…