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Salvatore Pane
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The Ethics of Paper
Over at HTMLGiant, Nick Antosca posted this about the ethics of printing book length documents in a digital age: “It’s obnoxiously wasteful to print manuscripts. You have no excuse.” But in the comments section, Gigantic editor and Rumpus contributor Lincoln Michel…
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A Certain Version of Bret Easton Ellis
Carolyn Kellogg, lead writer for the LA Times blog Jacket Copy, describes her experience interviewing Bret Easton Ellis and the strange routine he went through with nearly every reporter he encountered during the publicity tour for Imperial Bedrooms, the sequel…
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Blame the Oil Spill on Poets
Over at HTMLGiant, Blake Butler blames the Oil Spill on poets. In the comments section, poets retaliate with Elizabeth Bishop.
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Bill Murray Headlines Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
Just in case you’re not aware, Bill Murray is a big fan of poetry. And according to Jacket Copy, he’ll be reading June 14th when the Poetry House in New York City throws its Annual Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge.…
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Summer Comics
Just in case “a single, immense, thrilling work of literary theory disguised as a reference book” doesn’t sound like the most exciting way to fill up your summer reading list, you may want to take a peek at this article…
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Summer Picks From Michael Chabon, Susan Orlean, Jennifer Egan, and More
A new article over at Mother Jones gives us summer nonfiction picks from some of the biggest writers working today. Susan Orlean recommends The Looming Tower, Jennifer Egan selects The Image, and Michael Chabon has this to say about The…
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Teddy Wayne’s Kapitoil Playlist
The Book Notes feature over at Largehearted Boy strikes again today with a playlist plus commentary for the new novel Kapitoil. Teddy Wayne, writer of the book, gives us a movie-esque soundtrack for his novel about computer programmers during the final…
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Writing About Writers
“Increasingly, writing about writers/writing feels too self-referential, too meta, too much. There are so many occupations we could explore through our writing—fireman, astronaut, waitress, cowboy, ballet dancer, whatever—that have a lot of creative potential.” Do you cringe when you start…
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One Day Only Special
Online lit mag Word Riot has just announced an interesting stunt. Between now and next Monday, writers who have been published in Word Riot, 3:AM Magazine, Anderbo, Collagist, decomP, Dogplotz, Electric Lit, Eyeshot, Hobart, Identity Theory, JMWW, Keyhole, Laminantion Colony,…
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The Lesson Is Never Try
“Recently it struck me that the list of books I’ve started and not finished has grown quite formidable. I ask myself what this ‘means,’ if it reflects some kind of moral devolution. It’s interesting how there does seem to be…