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Ian MacAllen
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Peter Thiel’s War on Free Speech: A Rumpus Roundup
Last week, tech billionaire Peter Thiel admitted to funding lawsuits against Gawker Media, including the lawsuit brought by Hulk Hogan. Hogan won a $140 million judgment against Gawker after the site published a small portion of a recording of Hogan…
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Notable NYC: 5/28–6/3
Saturday 5/28: Mike Edison reads You Are a Complete Disappointment, a memoir of his triumphant failures. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free. Bhanu Kapil and Melissa Buzzeo join the Segue series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Candice Lee, Sam Trombly, Karolena Theresa,…
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Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
Ian MacAllen reviews Modern Lovers by Emma Straub today in Rumpus Books.
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This Week in Indie Bookstores
A bookstore designed to feel like a spaceship has opened in Hangzhou, China. Romance-novel bookstore Ripped Bodice in Los Angeles has gotten a little funnier by adding live comedy shows. Author Judy Blume has found a new career as a…
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Notable NYC: 5/21–5/27
Saturday 5/21: Tod Lippy and Karl Ove Knausgaard have a conversation sponsored by ESOPUS magazine. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free. Jason N. Fischedick, Lisa Huberman, and Mikey Rosenbaum join the Oh, Bernice! Reading series, hosted by Jonathan Alexandratos. Astoria Bookshop, 7 p.m.,…
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A Library of Things
A Florida library is looking beyond books and media to draw in more patrons. The Temple Terrace library has started a “Beyond Books Lending Program,” offering everything from power tools to sewing machines. The program requires only a library card to…
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This Week in Indie Bookstores
Publisher HarperCollins has plans to aid new independent bookstores with a development program in the form of discounts and grants. American Bookstore Association members, a trade organization for independent booksellers, reports continued growth in membership for seven straight years, with more…
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CNET Publishes Crowdsourced Novel
The technology news site CNET has begun publishing a crowdsourced science fiction novel. The project started with National Novel Writing Month, when CNET’s Erick Mack introduced the idea, calling it “MMOSFN: Massively Multiwriter Online Science Fiction Novel.” The novel, Crowd…
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Publishing’s Culture of Positive
Recently, Jessa Crispin shocked the literary world by announcing she would be closing Bookslut, the literary blog she started fourteen years ago. Since then she has stirred some controversy, calling the Paris Review “boring as fuck” (the Paris Review took…
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Notable NYC: 5/14–5/20
Saturday 5/14: Félicia Atkinson, Bartolomé Sanson, Kristen Mueller, and Rachel Valinsky discuss Outside and After with Shelter Press. Motto Distribution/Wendy’s Subway, 7 p.m., free. David Brazil, Jasmine Ginson, and Oki Sogumi join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday…
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This Week in Indie Bookstores
An Estonian bookstore is removing Russian propaganda from its shelves after a request from Ukraine. Check out these amazing bookstores from around the world. The Observer shares some photos of The Ripped Bodice, the first all-romance bookstore in the US that…
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Notable NYC: 5/7–5/13
Saturday 5/7: Paula Bomer, Joey De Jesus, Regan Good, Erica Hunt, Dylan Landis, and Eli Todd celebrate the release of the latest issue of TLR. BookCourt , 7 p.m., free. Andriniki Mattis, Cathy Wagner, and Coda Wei join the Segue…