Enjoys Long Walks on the Beach and The Idiot
“My ideal man doesn’t exist. This, at least, is what I had to conclude after visiting alikewise.com, the much-ballyhooed new site for ‘dating by the book,’ which purports to match…
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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.
Yeah, I Like Richard Yates. So What?
“Richard Yates is an odd novel with an odd title and even odder character names. Oddly enough, it works… for me anyway.” The Well-Read Wife defends liking Tao Lin’s latest.
The David Mitchell One-Two Punch
Remember yesterday, when we ran that fantastic interview with David Mitchell? Well today we have a review his latest book, The Thousand Autmns of Jacob de Zoet.
Long Live $pread
“After all these years, five all-volunteer years to be exact, we have come to the conclusion that an all-volunteer magazine is simply unsustainable in the current publishing climate. Short of…
When Is the Last Time You Read Fiction By a Woman?
“So I’ve been trying to balance my own reading–consciously trying to read at least one piece of fiction by a woman for every one I read by a man. This…
Zapruder’s “Pocket”
You can listen to Rumpus Poetry Book Club board member Matthew Zapruder read his poem “Pocket” (or you can read it yourself) here.
Colford Talks Citrus With Brandon
Our own Caitlin Colford talks with John Brandon, author of Rumpus Book Club pick Citrus County.
Book Burning for God
City officials in Gainesville, FL have “denied a burn permit” for a church hoping to set fire to numerous copies of the Quran on September 11th. Not to be deterred,…
Ms. Bassist
Today’s DEAR SUGAR question was posed by our very own Elissa Bassist. As her question revolves around writing, we figure now would be a good time to share some of…
“A Masterpiece of American Fiction”
Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, really likes Franzen’s latest novel. Join The Jonathan Franzen One-Off Book Club.