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Jill Haberkern

Jill Haberkern has lived in a one-room house made of tombstones and a farmhouse with a walrus head. She currently lives in Berkeley, California, with neither. Her writing has appeared in the Mid-American Review.
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    Good News for Literary Journals

    What’s the difference between a literary journal and a mayfly? The literary journal’s reputation for short lifespans might not be justified. According to Daniel Nester and Steve Black, authors of the article “Here Today, Here Tomorrow: On the Lifespan of…

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    McSweeney’s has The Goods

    McSweeney’s and Tribune Media Services are bringing The Goods – “a gallimaufry of games, puzzles, comics, and other diversions” for kids and adults – to weekly newspapers. Contributing artists and writers include The Rumpus’s own Jon Adams.

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    Jonathan Lethem: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

    Jonathan Lethem has traded in the crowded Brooklyn literary scene for a classroom in sunny Southern California. Nevertheless, he’s currently at work on a novel set back in Queens. Lethem, who describes one of his past books as “an all-out…

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    Brian Dettmer: Book Surgeon

    Artist Brian Dettmer cuts into books with surgical tools, creating new pictures and interpretations from the preexisting pages. By highlighting the weight and depth of physical books, he draws attention to those aspects which can’t be replicated with e-readers. Without adding…

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