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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.
  • Features & Reviews

Largehearted Book

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 21, 2010
“Mixing humor, pathos, and violence with ease, Levin creates characters that are fully realized, even the minor ones, and his young messianic protagonist is simply one of the year’s most…
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Help Jon Adams Save Santa

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 20, 2010
Rumpus artist Jon Adams wants you to help save Santa by solving the maze that is St. Nick’s internal organs. (For those readers who are wondering: Yes, yes Jon is…
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Werner Herzog Reads Twas The Night Before Christmas

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 20, 2010
[Note: It’s not really Werner Herzog.]
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The Price of a PHD

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 20, 2010
“One thing many PhD students have in common is dissatisfaction.” The Economist argues that “doing a PhD is often a waste of time.” (via TheMillions)
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Help an Ian Out

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 20, 2010
Remember Rumpus contributor and talented artist Ian Huebert’s map of San Francisco that is made up entirely of literary quotes? Well you can now purchase it as a jigsaw puzzle.…
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  • Features & Reviews

iSpy

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 20, 2010
“Most e-readers, like Amazon’s Kindle, have an antenna that lets users instantly download new books. But the technology also makes it possible for the device to transmit information back to the…
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Ted Wilson’s Holiday Gift

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 17, 2010
“Too many Rudolphs Glowing noses terrify Wake up in a sweat” Our very own Ted Wilson is offering free holiday haikus to anyone who emails him at iamtedwilson AT gmail.com.…
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Nash’s 2010

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 17, 2010
“It’s my no-longer-secret-shame that I don’t get to read for pleasure. Which is not to say that I don’t get pleasure from reading, but all my reading is professional…” Richard…
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The Man Who Loved Books (and Maps) Too Much

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 17, 2010
It was recently reported that Rare-book thief and subject of Allison Hoover Bartlett’s The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Richard Gilkey, who was released from prison in 2005, was…
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International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 16, 2010
Tomorrow, December 16th, is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Click here to learn how you can help “call attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers all…
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Sex in the Nation’s Capital

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 16, 2010
Over at Nerve Rumpus contributor Monica Shores talks to strangers about the sex in Washington DC.
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The Worst-Case Scenario

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • December 15, 2010
“GQ: What do you worry about? What would be the worst-case scenario for your career? “JF: Global pandemics. But I’m not a compulsive hand washer or anything.” Chuck Klosterman talks…
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