Chabon on the Bay
“WSJ: Which local writers are overrated?” “Mr. Chabon: Just me.” Michael Chabon shares his thoughts on the Bay Area literary scene with the The Wall Street Journal.
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Isaac Fitzgerald
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Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.
The Don of Ghaz Main
A child in Iraq shows off his dance skills and then defends his friend from candy thieves. Filmed by U.S. soldiers in 2008.
Stein Goes to Paris
Lorin Stein, formerly of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, has been named editor of the Paris Review.
Census Questions, 1790
“Name of head of household How many free white males age 16 and older How many free white males under age 16 How many free white females How many of…
“A Composite of Four Interviews”
“This interview with Kurt Vonnegut was originally a composite of four interviews done with the author over the past decade. The composite has gone through an extensive working over by…
Nightmare Trails Lead to Literacy
Nicholas Rombes, author of A Cultural Dictionary of Punk 1974-1982, whose ongoing project Nightmare Trails at Knifepoint we covered here, has decided to create a side project to help raise…