Blogs
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Notable Los Angeles: 3/30-4/5
Saturday 3/30: Ronald K.L. Collins & David M. Skover presents and signs Mania: The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution. Free event. 4:00 p.m. at Book Soup. Sunday 3/31: It’s Easter Sunday. Let’s get…
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Links I Like
I received a letter from Seth Fischer and he sounded so happy. I laughed at this part of his letter: “How is your family? Your health? I want answers where you avoid the questions! I miss that.” Usually when Seth asks…
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The Right Place to Jump by Peter Covino
Marisa Siegel reviews Peter Covino’s The Right Place to Jump today in Rumpus Poetry.
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This is Not About Birds by Nick Ripatrazone
Kristina Marie Darling reviews Nick Ripatrazone’s This is Not About Birds today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Book I Loved: The Unnamed
Little bits of The Unnamed are stuck in my head. A man clinging to a telephone pole in a flood. A daughter and her father on a bench in Tompkins Square Park. A sense of loss. A sense of isolation.
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Amazon.com & Goodreads Link Up
Today, the Goodreads’ social network of book reviews and reading suggestions was acquired by online retail giant Amazon. While we are super bummed about this, Russ Grandinetti, Amazon’s Vice President, says: “Amazon and Goodreads share a passion for reinventing reading. Goodreads has helped…
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The Next Letter for Kids: Arthur Slade
The next Letter for Kids, going out tomorrow, is from Arthur Slade. Slade is the author of several short stories, comics, and novels for children and young adults, including Draugr, Dust, and The Hunchback Assignments. He also writes reviews and articles, and maintains…
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Allen Ginsberg’s Howl meets Gay Marriage
Yesterday was the 56th anniversary of the day that U.S. customs agents seized some 500 copies of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl on the grounds of obscenity. Yesterday and today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard two cases regarding marriage.…
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City of Rivers by Zubair Ahmed
Tory Adkisson reviews Zubair Ahmed’s City of Rivers today in Rumpus Poetry.
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FUNNY WOMEN #98: Classic Novels Rejected by Modern Publishing Houses
How about adding a scene where Elizabeth Bennet accidentally places the winning bid on Mr. Darcy during a charity bachelor auction?
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Nick Cave Monday #28: “Jack The Ripper”
Jack the Ripper killed women in real life. He is known as Jack the Ripper, and was never caught for his violent crimes. Nick Cave kills people in his music. He is known as the greatest singer in the world,…
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Lit-Link Round-up
The Weeklings is on fire: Zoe Zolbrod, with one of the most nuanced and psychologically complex analysises I’ve seen of those horrifying VIDA stats about women and publishing. Katie Arnoldi and Greg Olear with a five-part series on pot, human…