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John Francisconi

John Francisconi is currently studying film production at Emerson College in Boston. He lives in New London, Connecticut. He blogs here.
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    Tao Lin, Richard Yates, & Me

    I didn’t enjoy reading Richard Yates all that much, but I like that Lin’s writing has sparked conversations about storytelling, questions about generational gaps between modern readers (this book is sort of the antithesis of the Victorian novel in that young…

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    Surf Guru Notes, #3

    Rumpus Book Club Member John Francisconi with thoughts on July’s Book Club pick, The Surf Guru by Doug Dorst. The Surf Guru is simply, and rather consistently, great. It’s a story collection I’d gladly recommend to anyone, without hesitation. I…

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    Surf Guru Notes, #2

    Rumpus Book Club Member John Francisconi with thoughts on July’s Book Club pick, The Surf Guru by Doug Dorst. Continuing on in my reading, I’m finding more and more enjoyment in The Surf Guru. This week I’ll give my thoughts…

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    John Francisconi on why he deserves an advance copy of Rick Moody’s Four Fingers of Death

    I saw Rick Moody read at the James Merrill House in Stonington, CT a year or so ago. He read two stories, the first about a New England family, not unlike those that call Stonington their home, out on their…

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    Surf Guru Notes, #1

    Independence Night I started reading Doug Dorst’s story collection Sunday, July 4th, as fireworks, invisible from my bedroom’s window, broke the night’s silence. Sweating through a s’more-stained tee shirt, I read The Surf Guru‘s first three stories.