Notable New York, This Week 2/21-2/27
This week in New York Joyce Carol Oates reads at the 92nd Street Y, a reading from the first book about WikiLeaks, the How I Learned Series presents readings on…
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LaToya Jordan
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LaToya Jordan is a writer from Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the poetry chapbook, Thick-Skinned Sugar (Finishing Line Press, 2015) and her work has been listed as notable in Best American Essays 2016. Her writing has appeared in Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, Mom Egg Review, Poets & Writers, The Rumpus, and more. Visit her at latoyajordan.com.
SXSW: Lack of Female Comedians
Seems as though SXSW is also experiencing a public look into gender disparity, like the literary world has recently been doing since the VIDA Count was released (nice round-up by…
The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Are submissions the life’s blood of a magazine? Or readers? “The Help” is suing. “To foreshadow anything is weak. It is like a boxer stalling for the bell,” writing advice…
Is Reading Overrated?
“Let’s take the following, by way of almost random example, from Charles Kingsley: ‘Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.’ Gosh. Any living man? Any…
The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Sunday is the day to catch up with Rumpus Books. I’m filling in for Seth today. Enjoy your Sunday!
Notable New York, This Week 2/14-2/20
This week in New York spend your Valentine’s Day at Six-Word Story Slam on Love & Heartbreak or hearing dark and twisted love stories at Housing Works; Michael Cunningham, Mary…
The Best Literary Pick-Up Lines
It’s upon us. We can talk about how much we hate Valentine’s day and how it’s a manufactured-greeting-card-capitalist holiday until we’re red in the face. Or we can use this…
Would You Go Back to 1973?
“Here’s the thought experiment of the day: If you could be transported back to 1900 with your current income, would you take the deal? The answer is almost certainly no.…
Notable New York, This Week 2/07-2/13
This week in New York actors celebrate Tennessee Williams at the 92nd Street Y, poets celebrate Elizabeth Bishop, pre-Valentine’s Day advice from love gurus at Speed Shrinking, Major Jackson reads…
Helping the Descendants of Henrietta Lacks
“I first envisioned it as a foundation for education, but I realized that the people who were affected the most were her kids, and they needed some medical care and…
Judging a Book by Its Cover
I’ll admit that I’ve used cover art as a deciding factor in purchasing or not purchasing a book. For instance, I do not buy books that have had their covers…