Notable Chicago: 7/12–7/18
Literary events in and around Chicago this week!
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Posts Tagged: Adam Levin
Notable Chicago 10/27–11/2
Sunday 10/27: Every week, you’re invited to join poets and spectators alike for the Uptown Poetry Slam. This is where slam poetry began and where it continues to grow. 7 PM, $6, The Green Mill. Monday 10/28: If you’ve been working on a piece to be read aloud, may I suggest stopping by Do Not […]
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The Rumpus Interview With Kevin Moffett
The first time I almost heard of The Silent History from Eli Horowitz was three or so years ago.
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KCRW talks with Adam Levin about his latest collection of short stories, Hot Pink, behaviorism, the Marx brothers, strange sentences, and his affinity for big drama without sappiness. (Via Electric Literature)
...moreSuper Sad True Habits
The second installment of “Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers” features a number of our friends, including contributor Chloe Caldwell, and Adam Levin, whose novel The Instructions was a Rumpus Book Club selection. Here’s Nick Flynn on his pre-writing ritual: “Before I sit down, I need time to wander in the unknown for […]
...moreLove, Lust, and Havoc
At The New York Times, Rumpus columnist Peter Orner reviews Adam Levin’s new story collection, Hot Pink. “Life in Hot Pink is raw, messy, yet replete with moments of awkward grace. There are times when these characters hold steady amid the mayhem, when the long, crazy struggle makes fleeting sense.”
...moreHot Pink in Your Ears
Listen to Adam Levin read “Considering the Bittersweet End of Susan Falls” from his latest collection of short stories, Hot Pink. (Via The Millions)
...moreHot Pink Tour
Adam Levin’s Hot Pink tour is kicking off this weekend. Events begin in San Francisco on February 26th, 1p.m. for the Jewish BookFest Panel at JCCSF and February 27th, 7p.m. at Moe’s Books in Berkeley. Here’s the entire schedule with stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Canada, Portland and Seattle.
...moreExclusive First Look at Hot Pink Covers
Rumpus Book Club author Adam Levin’s highly anticipated new book, Hot Pink, is coming out from McSweeney’s. We’ve got an exclusive look at all three covers. Take a closer look after the jump:
...moreSweet Deal!
Rumpus readers are getting a sweet deal! The good folks over at Litquake are hosting an event on July 10th called the New Literary Vanguard, in which they will “delve into the minds of the new generation of American male novelists,” namely Jesse Ball (who is reading at our next monthly event!), Adam Levin and […]
...moreLevin Wins Young Lion’s Award
Adam Levin, author of the former Rumpus Book Club selection, The Instructions has won the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award! Congratulations to Adam (and McSweeney’s)!
...moreThe Rumpus Book Club Interviews Adam Levin
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Adam Levin about The Instructions, Bar Mitzvahs, thinking you’re the Messiah, and what it’s like to publish a 1,000+ page book.
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Towel-Snapping The Janitor’s Ass
“C: Where did the idea [for The Instructions] come from? AL: Nowhere really, unless maybe from the sentence “I towel-snapped the ass of the Janitor,” which used to be the first line of the book. Or from having spent my childhood suspecting I was the messiah. Or from having dated a red-haired painter, or from […]
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