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Isaac Fitzgerald
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Appropriate Sex
A clip from Appropriate Sex, a 9 minute short comedy based on the short story by Rumpus contributor Steve Almond.
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When Does Heartbreak Become a Story? (Part II)
“Even Joan Didion, who wrote one of the most beautiful books (in my small opinion) about one of the biggest life tragedies one can ever face, had to take time between the sadness and the writing. Didion’s tragedy may be…
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“What if the e-Book Revolution Never Gets Here?”
“Now, there’s no question that an e-book evolution will happen. In twenty years I expect to see people reading on electronic devices half the time, and on print formats the other half. But that barely counts as radical change.” Levi…
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Amazon, Eh?
Canadians, especially those who make a living selling books, are not taking kindly to the fact that “Amazon has applied to the Canadian government for permission to establish a new business on the ground” there. “The Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA)…
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“A Very Circuitous Path”
“It was a very circuitous path. It was not very linear–I floundered about for many years. I had many different careers early on. I knew I wanted to be a writer. But, like so many people, I didn’t know how…
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Internal
The conversation is still raging in the comments section of Lincoln Michel‘s reaction to Reality Hunger: “Reality Boredom: Why David Shields is Completely Right and Totally Wrong.” Why not join the discussion?
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The DFW Archive
The other day we reported that the archive of David Foster Wallace had been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center. But what, exactly, “is in the collection?” The New Yorker‘s Book Bench provides some answers (with photos).
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“They’re holding these people hostage to make a political point.”
In response to the Colorado state legislature “passing a law imposing sales tax on all online retailers that sell into the state,” Amazon has “terminated its Associates program.” Not ones to be bullied, the advocacy group ProgressNow Colorado is “calling…
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The Possessed
“I originally wanted to turn this material into a novel or fictionalized stories, but no one was enthusiastic about this, not even my wonderful editor. Publishing it as nonfiction, I stand by it, but it wasn’t my original decision and…
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How to Make It
“You basically built a band with very thin musical talent to begin with.” Morning Coffee editor Dan Weiss, who is also the front man for The Yellow Dress, talks with SF Intercom about how to make it as an indie…
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Early Cormac
The 50th anniversary issue of the Phoenix, University of Tennessee’s literary magazine, will feature two uncollected works by Cormac McCarthy: “‘A Drowning Incident’ (1959) and ‘Wake for Susan’ (1960).” (via @mathitak)