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Writing started feeling interesting again, like it was worth it after all, and not just a boring thing that ate ham sandwiches on white bread for every meal and whose favorite book from last year was [Redacted] by [Famous author], which remained on the NYT Bestsellers List for what felt like forever.
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If you’re going to Hell, bring a good guide.
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We never want something more than when it has been taken away from us. The opposite of freedom is confinement.
...moreFriday October 16, the New Yorker opened its annual weekend festival of readings, conversations, art tours and musical performances. This is my account of the events I attended, which included among others a talk with Malcolm Gladwell, readings by George Saunders, Gary Shteyngart and Jonathan Franzen, a musical performance by Neko Case and a conversation […]
...moreIt’s been a real humdinger of a week at Rumpus Books. Come see what we have.
...morePulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler takes a crack at the underworld in a hit-and-miss new novel.
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