Morning Coffee
In honor of the cute essay we’re running this morning, here are some photos of an extremely cute baby elephant. Still not smiling? How about now? If you’re not into…
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An Oral History of Love in Contemporary America: Selections from Us #2
Kayla James, Age 5 Bellingham, Washington “He had a lot of cool toys, and I really liked the toys.”
Show Me More Funny Books Please
“But there is another issue, too: one for which you can’t blame publishers or booksellers. The thing about being funny is that it’s really hard. “It’s a lot harder than…
Life Is Not Karaoke Booth
In this debut novel, an American woman running from personal tragedy falls headlong into the confusions and solaces of Japanese culture.
The Strange World of Shirley Jackson
“Shirley and Stanley lived with their children and 30,000 books in a rambling Victorian house near the post office in the village where Shirley had so memorably set her classic…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #29: Go! Go! Go!
To get what you want in a romantic relationship you must say what you want.
The World’s Largest Book Club
“What if everyone on Twitter read the same book at the same time and we formed one massive, international book club?” Jeff Howe (@CrowdSourcing) lays out his “scheme” to create…
Poets Plaza
Want to help Lawrence Ferlinghetti build a “Poets Plaza” in the North Beach area of San Francisco? Click here to learn more about the project, and how you can help.…
Loss of a Poet
National Book Award winning poet Ai (born Florence Anthony) passed away on Saturday at the age of 62. Ai “died unexpectedly of natural causes.” Her new collection, “No Surrender,” is…
More Murrmann
Yesterday we ran an interview with photographer Mark Murrmann. If you liked the photos we ran with the piece, then we encourage you to head over to Mark’s website, markmurrmann.com,…
As Above So Below
London-based illustrator Will Sweeney kindly shared these images from his new book, As Above So Below. Will is behind the comic Tales From Greenfuzz and a ton of cool stuff…