Yiyun Li Reads
Check it out: Yiyun Li, “recent recipient of the MacArthur ‘Genius Grant,'” reads the title story from Gold Boy, Emerald Girl after the jump:
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Tell Your Story (And Help the Kids!)
Need help writing that memoir you know you have in you? Already have your manuscript good to go, but have no idea where to start when it comes to getting…
Meghan Blalock’s Social Network
Meghan Blalock responds to today Daily Rumpus Email which concerned the new movie, The Social Network. ** The problem with David Carr’s rundown in the Times is that it assumes…
The Instructions Ships Today!
The Instructions by Adam Levin. A debut novel, 1,024 pages, published byMcSweeney’s and rumored to be the best book McSweeney’s has ever put out, is the next Rumpus Book Club selection. Today is the…
Defending the e(ast coast)-Reader
Earlier today Rumpus managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald took a swipe at the East Coast and their love of e-Readers. Now Maud Newton, everyone’s favorite East Coast book blogger, has struck…
September’s Rumpus: “Where’s Steve?”
The next Monthly Rumpus is this Monday(!) and we’ve got a great show! Check out the lineup and buy your tickets early:
This Is What We’re Jamming To
We’ve pretty much been listening to Chaka Khan‘s “You Got The Love” on repeat here at Rumpus HQ. Enjoy:
Join the Conversation
A fairly intense (but pleasant) discussion has broken out in the comments section of Steve Almond’s essay about editors, ambition, and dependence.
Morning Coffee
Kodak’s first digital camera. (via @caitlinroeper) Rockaway to Rockaway: This dude Matt just finished walking across the country. “How great would you feel if a real person called you every…
What Writers Are Saying About Mickey Hess
Micky Hess has promised to blurb any book within 24 hours, and he is making good on that promise. Here is what writers are saying about Mickey, and the blurbs…