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The private movie screening took place on the fifth floor of a building on Beverly Boulevard. When I took the elevator up, a man who worked in the office said, The hookers and blow are ready. No one laughed. Just…
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Notable Los Angeles: 5/25-5/31
Saturday 5/25: Celebrate the release of Cecil Castellucci’s Odd Duck! She will read and sign this beautiful book illustrated by Sara Varon. 3 p.m. at Skylight Books. Poets & Writers sponsors the California Writer’s Exchange contest, and this year’s winners Xochitl-Julisa…
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My Funeral Gondola by Fiona Sze-Lorrain
Stephanie Papa reviews Fiona Sze-Lorrain’s My Funeral Gondola today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Book Club Discussion with Ru Freeman
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Ru Freeman about On Sal Mal Lane, war as seen through children’s eyes, and Sinhalese cuss words.
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Skin Shift by Matthew Hittinger
Tory Adkisson reviews Matthew Hittinger’s Skin Shift today in Rumpus Poetry.
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FUNNY WOMEN #101: Threat Assessment and Risk Analysis for N. Drew
The client, C. Drew, an attorney, requested an investigation into the extraordinarily high number of violent incidents involving his teenage daughter, N.
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Nick Cave Monday #36: “Dead Joe”
Even though we’re in the month of May, we can always use a little bit of Christmas spirit. The Birthday Party, Nick Cave’s pre–Bad Seeds band, gave us a song that we can sing anytime of year. There was this dude…
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Lit-Link Round-up
This is cool: The Handsome Family in the New Yorker. Allison Amend’s A Nearly Perfect Copy is called “delectable” by Alan Cheuse on NPR. Caroline Leavitt does the TNB Self-Interview.
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Links I Like
My TROP interview with Aisha Sabatini Sloan led me to an interview with Maya Angelou. After I read the interview with Maya Angelou, I decided it was time to read “An Interview: Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde” in Sister Outsider. I’ve been…
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Notable Los Angeles: 5/18-5/24
Saturday 5/18: Today is the last stop in UC Irvine MFA students off-campus reading tour. Fiction writers Blake Kimzey and Justin Lee, and poets Josh Cornwell and Meagan Cooney will present their work. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books. Sunday 5/19: Giant Robot is…
