Al-Jazeera has started a new project–an online dictionary of words and phrases the mainstream media (which I–though not everyone–would argue they’re a part of) uses when writing/talking about whatever the…
Amanda Hocking has the mastered the dual art of storytelling and story-selling. NY Times Magazine profiles her, discussing her multi-million dollar ventures via Amazon to her recent deal with a…
We are proud to announce our upcoming monthly event, “Take Me Home.” July’s event features spoken word performer Rich Ferguson and brilliant authors Meg Day, Alexandra Teague, and Jesse Ball.…
What happens when a philosophy professor takes on e-piracy? He discovers that it’s not quite as cut and dried as he first thought. Let me be clear–the issue of whether…
Via McSweeneys: “When me get back to apartment, after cookie binge, me can’t stand looking in mirror—fur matted with chocolate-chip smears and infested with crumbs. Me try but me never…
These are some beautiful photos of your literary peers at “Cold Summer Nights,” last week’s monthly Rumpus event. If you missed this one, don’t stress. Our July 11th event, “Take…
This week in San Francisco, Daniel Orozco visits the Booksmith, SFSmiles throws a party for dads and Hard French parties for Pride. Monday, June 20th – Author Daniel Orozco is gracing…
This week in New York Desperately Seeking Susan at the River to River Festival; Kate Christensen and Gerald Howard at The Center for Fiction; Pete Hamill reads at Bryant Park;…
If I am reading this right, all IT people are autistic. I would like to live my life inside a converted French Art Deco swimming pool. Behold the Russian Wizard…
Happy Father’s Day! Here’s a feel-good daddy story from NPR: When Alice Ozma was a fourth-grader, she and her dad, Jim Brozina, made a pact to read together every night…
“The notorious definition for door runs to 72 words, written as if the dictionary’s audience were Martians who had never encountered human-made doors. The single statement for hotel is even…