Make a Movie with Franco
Do you want a chance to star in a short film directed by, and in collaboration with, James Franco? Do you have $25? Most importantly, do you care about children?…
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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.
Blogger Fired for Sexy Site
“We simply cannot risk any possible link between our mission and the sort of photos and material that you openly share with the online public. While I know you are…
The Actual Book vs. The Imagined Book
“An unread book is all possible stories. It contains all possible characters, styles, genres, turns of phrase, metaphors, speech patterns, and profound life-changing revelations. An unread book exists only in…
DFW Profile from 1996
“In the online expanse of Wallace fans, I couldn’t find even a citation—much less a copy—of this profile. So, with the help of Yale’s ILL division, I tracked it down.”…
“Blood has its own syntax.”
“McKay reminds us that every language is a unique translation of a combination of desire and thought, both of which have complicated, individual histories.” Barbara Berman reviews Becka Mara McKay’s…
“I always had a day job.”
“Some people don’t have a day job, and that makes them hustle more and they get on track, but that’s such a risky thing to do. I guess I didn’t…
Google to Start Selling eBooks
In “late June or July,” according to the Wall Street Journal, Google will join the eBook fray along with Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble . Find out more about…