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Isaac Fitzgerald

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.
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    “The Comedian’s Tell-All”

    “I didn’t perform any of it in front of an audience, which is one of the more interesting and terrifying things about writing a book. You really have no idea whether or not what you’re writing is funny.” Michael Showalter…

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    Saucy O’Connor

    The letters of Flannery O’Connor, within which “she proves to be the among the sauciest pen pals of the era.” (via TheBookBench)

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    They Live

    io9 has posted three excerpts from Jonathan Lethem’s They Live (published in November 2010), in which he analyzes John Carpenter’s sci-fi satire film of the same name. (via LargeHeartedBoy)

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    “Why Save PBS?”

    Chris Bishop (who, full disclosure, is a PBS KIDS Creative Director) makes the case for saving PBS, infograph-style. (via TheMillions)

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    Steve Almond Joins the Party

    As you most likely already know we’re throwing a rocking book release party for our pal Wesley Stace (also known as musician extraordinaire John Wesley Harding) in San Francisco this Sunday, February 27th, at Amnesia. What you don’t know, but…

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    The World Is Obsessed With Facebook

    Click here to read The Rumpus interview with an anonymous Facebook employee.

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    Dying Dewey

    “Critics say the new system is a nightmare for anyone trying to find a specific book that doesn’t fit into an obvious category. Supporters counter that the system does what libraries should be doing: encourage people to read more books.”…

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    For NYC Rumpus Readers

    So you think you know the Brooklyn lit scene? Prove it. (via TheBookBench)

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    More Donald

    Truthdig has an excerpt from Donald, the new novel by Eric Martin and Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott released February 8 from McSweeney’s. You can purchase signed copies of Donald directly from The Rumpus.

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    Bad News Borders

    Yesterday we mentioned that Borders had filed for bankruptcy. Well this morning brings more bad news for the country’s second largest bookstore chain, as the corporation will most likely be closing 75 more branches than originally reported. (via PW)

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    Baby Gets Trashed at Bar in Las Palmas

    (via MeFi)

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    Acquiring an Agent

    “The next day I was hungover but filled with great enthusiasm.” Author and Rumpus contributor Jami Attenberg tells the story of finding her agent.