Alex Shakar
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An Interview with Alex Shakar
Last month’s Rumpus Book Club selection, Luminarium is blowing up all over the interweb. The Bat Segundo (a “cultural podcast”) interviews Alex Shakar. You can hear it or read an excerpt from the interview here. Shakar discusses his perspective on…
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Alex Shakar in the Observer
The New York Observer provides context for Alex Shakar’s Luminiarium, this month’s Rumpus Book Club selection. The article discusses the contemporaneous crafting of Luminarium with his spiritual evolution, the ups and downs he experienced with The Savage Girl, his last…
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On Luminarium
Alex Shakar, author of Luminarium—this month’s Rumpus Book Club selection—is interviewed at Bomblog. Topics addressed include the author’s take on technology and science, spirituality and the sacred, as well as the concepts of entertainment, and the city that come through…
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August’s Rumpus Book Club Selection
August is upon us. This new month brings with it an exciting Rumpus Book Club selection—Alex Shakar’s Luminarium, published by Soho Press. The synopsis is as intriguing as the praise it’s been garnering. Dave Eggers offered his praise, calling it…
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“The Year of Wonders”
The Millions just published a personal essay on fleeting fame in the publishing industry. Alex Shakar writes on his novel that once reached six figures. His experience breathes insight into the world of editors, agents and ephemeral success.