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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.
John Wraith’s Penis
“John Wraith’s penis is a neat literary device. It provides character depth and motivation, and is central to every plot twist in the book.” Max Ross reviews Alistair Morgan’s Sleeper’s…
Jonathan Lethem and [insert marijuana pun here]
Jonathan Lethem talks to the LA Times Book Jacket about his new novel Chronic City in an interview by Carolyn Kellogg. The interview covers the character development of Perkus Tooth,…
Random Media Notes
Sam Zell, Chairman and CEO of the Tribune Company (publisher of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times), says no newspapers can survive. (via MediaBistro) “Politico owner Robert Allbritton…
The Resilience of the Novel
“The media predicted the death of the book upon the advent of radio, and then again with film, and then again with television. It’s happening once more with the rise…
Things to Think About: Publishing Links
The Nook has become the fastest selling item at Barnes & Noble. “What the hell is social publishing?” (via @R_Nash) Robert Weil talks about editing R. Crumb’s Genesis Illustrated. “Is Book…
“My Most Embarrassing Fantasy”
“Looking at these photos, I get the sense that the writers (even the young ones) are long gone, lost to an era when people gazed longingly out of train windows,…