Rick Moody Is Tweeting the Future
“I think the guy who wrote to me about reading my novel on the iPhone (where it’s 2,200 pages long) should have better things to do. #moodypw” Author, Rumpus columnist,…
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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.
“Flight Distance,” “Tornado,” and “Wildfire”
Over at The Awl, three new poems by Robin Beth Schaer.
Finding Funny
Judd Apatow talks with BookBench about I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny At All,” a new collection he edited for…
Asking Students What They Think
The New York Times is asking Students 13 and older: “Would You Trade Your Paper Books for Digital Versions?” If you’re a student you should let the newspaper know what…
Roger Ebert
“I don’t know when I’ve enjoyed the comments under someone else’s blog entry more.” Roger Ebert loves the comments on today’s “All Thumbs” piece.
Help a Poet Help Homeless Youth
Rumpus friend and poet extraordinaire D. A. Powell is encouraging his twitter followers to give money to Larkin Street Youth, a support organization for homeless youth in San Francisco. For…
Steal This eBook
“If book publishers want to see the next decade in any reasonable health, then it’s absolutely imperative that they rethink their pricing strategies and business models right now.” Adrian Hon…
“You could say I’m self-employed, but that’s not quite accurate.”
Founding editor Stephen Elliott on working, not working, and being a writer in San Francisco.
A November Novel?
So you’re gearing up for National Novel-Writing Month this November, but you’re worried about coming short of the 50,000-word goal (again)? Fret not novice novel-ers, Wired has created a wiki…
The Gray Lady Likes Ghosts
The New York Times reviews our good friend Matthew Zapruder’s most recent poetry collection, Come On All You Ghosts.