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Isaac Fitzgerald
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AWP Bingo
Ready to rage against the “military industrial creative writing complex” at AWP? Then have your bingo cards handy. Sidenote: The Rumpus will be at AWP. Table I18. Come say hi!
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Deus Ex Machina
Rumpus Books editor Andrew Foster Altschul’s latest book (and recent Rumpus Book Club pick), Deus Ex Machina, hits shelves tomorrow. Hooray! Today, though, Altschul got a nice mention at The Wall Street Journal‘s Speakeasy and interviewed himself at The Nervous…
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From Today’s Daily Rumpus
The New York Times has a problem with memoirs. Stephen Elliott responds in his Daily Rumpus email: “Today I read an article in The Times, The Problem With Memoirs. It’s among the meanest pieces written on the subject and people…
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“The Last Temptation of Ted”
“I bought drugs and a massage from him, and he masturbated me at the end of it. That’s it.” A profile of reverend Ted Haggard, four years after he was outed by escort Mike Jones. (via @CaitlinRoper)
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Franny and The King
“Have It Your Way, Even if You’re the Reclusive Author of What Some Would Argue Is the Greatest Novel of the 20th Century.” We may not know much about J. D. Salinger’s personal life, but now we know that he…
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“The blowtorch is the secret weapon in design…”
Benedicte Page explores the world of “extreme book design.” (via TheBookBench)
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Elementary, My Dear Patti
Patti Smith says “she has completed ‘68%’ of a ‘detective story’ based in England.” (via LargeHeartedBoy)