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...moreWe’re getting ready to send out our 7/1 Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Leigh Stein! Leigh writes to us about digital dualism—are her friendships formed via an online community second class to her “real life” relationships? Subscribe today to find out. SUMMER PROMOTION! For the month of June only, purchase a yearly LITM subscription and you’ll receive an autographed copy […]
...moreAuthor and illustrator Summer Pierre—whose work has been featured here on The Rumpus—wrote a Letter in the Mail about solo road trips for us back in February, and that letter has now been featured on PEN America’s “Illustrated PEN” series. In case you missed it, you can receive letters in the mail (yes, real paper letters […]
...moreWe’re getting ready to send out our 6/15 Letter in the Mail, and it’s from author Laura van den Berg! Laura writes to us on a train while traveling from New York City to Albany and extolls the virtues of transit and dogs. And, for the month of June only, purchase a yearly LITM subscription and you’ll receive an autographed copy of Laura van […]
...moreLaura van den Berg gifts us a playlist over at Electric Literature, composed of songs she listened to while writing Find Me; among other gems, she’s into Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, and the obligatory Joy Division.
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Author Laura van den Berg talks to the Rumpus about why she thinks America is obsessed with dystopias, the intersection of surrealism and realism in her work, and choosing an ambiguous ending for her new novel, Find Me.
...moreLaura van den Berg talks with Salon about writing her first novel, Find Me, and the connection between memory and storytelling: I think memory and storytelling rise from a similar impulse. Part of the drive behind the shaping and recalling of memories is a desire to self-narrate: We need our story, our history, our trajectory […]
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Anita Felicelli reviews Find Me by Laura van den Berg today in Rumpus Books.
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