Not to Be Missed
If you haven’t read it already, be sure not to miss Lidia Yuknavitch’s essay, “The Urgent Matter of Books.”
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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.
Happy Foot/Sad Foot
What do Jonathan Lethem, David Foster Wallace, and a Los Angeles podiatrist sign have in common? Laura Miller has the answer.
A Happy Ending in New York City
Rumpus Books section editor Andrew Foster Altschul will be reading tonight The Happy Ending Music and Reading series in New York City! Authors Emma Straub and Jon-Jon Goulian will also…
A Peek Inside Norman’s House
Norman Mailer’s Brooklyn Heights home is on the market and the NY Times has gorgeous photos of the apartment’s interior.
“Into the Mainstream”
“At bottom, the role of the book critic is to be an explicator of texts, conveying to curious readers what an author is trying to do in a given story,…
The Argentine Peso
Are you over the age of 65? Have you published at least five books (with ISBN numbers) or “invested more than 20 years in ‘literary creation'”? If your answer to…
Historic STD Posters
“Over the past 100 years, thousands of posters and advertisements have been created to warn or educate the public about STDs. Looking though today’s eyes, many older ones seem scandalous…
“On Language Nerds and Nags”
Self-ascribed “language nerd” Robert Lane Greene explains why “grammar rules are far more fluid than most people think.” (via TheBookBench)
A Champion for Writers
Bay Area Readers: Canteen is honoring our great friend Oscar Villalon tonight at a gala fundraiser featuring Robert Mailer Anderson, Leah Garchik, literary fortune telling, a silent auction, and much…
Libros Schmibros
Not only is Libros Schmibros the best name we’ve ever heard of for a bookstore, but we’re also pretty big fans of the well-named store’s business plan: acting like a…