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Of Scallops and Clouds: The Rumpus Book Club Round-Up

-Tao Lin, author of the August book club pick Richard Yates, has become notorious for his pranks, cons, and general attempts to outwit his readers and/or neighborhood bookstore employees. So when…

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Swinging Modern Sounds #25: 100% Nepotism

It’s the Internet, where I am plying my trade here, and it’s meant to be the Wild West—unregulated, unruly, unpredictable.

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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #48: Write Like a Motherfucker

I want to know what you have inside you. I want to see the contours of your second beating heart.

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Francisconi on Yates

Be sure not to miss Rumpus Book Club member John Francisconi’s essay “Tao Lin, Richard Yates, & Me.”

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I didn’t enjoy reading Richard Yates all that much, but I like that Lin’s writing has sparked conversations about storytelling, questions about generational gaps between modern readers (this book is sort…

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Two Things Tao

1. The New York Observer profiles Tao: “Tao Lin Will Have the Scallops.” 2. Canteen posts the full text of Tao’s essay “The Great American Dialogue About the New Yorker’s…

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Nothing Can Outlast Its Loss

[Nick Laird's] steps are sure, his undermusic and undercurrents consistently strong. On Purpose is a slim volume that contains multitudes.

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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #49

NAMBLA ★★★★★ (1 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing NAMBLA.

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My long, rambling, mildly self-indulgent but genuine reaction to Richard Yates…

A Rumpus Book Club subscriber reacts to the August book club selection, Richard Yates. As I’ve been reading “Richard Yates” the last few days I’ve had many discussions with roommates…

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Book Club Blog

Friday the 13th Book Club Round-Up

-Tao Lin’s in the spotlight this month; his latest book Richard Yates is our August Book Club pick, and it seems like everyone has some questions for him. Including, well,…

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