March 2012
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“Because it isn’t even time for #fridayreads yet and already I feel like I’m part...”
– Kristopher Jansma
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“First—if you are in love—that’s a good thing—that’s about the best thing that...”
– John Steinbeck in a letter to his son (via thisisnotmynyblog)
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Literary Artifacts: How I Learned to Stop Worrying... →
A timely article in (brilliant novelist) Kris Jansma’s monthly column with Electric Literature.
He discusses e-books in so bookish a light, even Franzen couldn’t disagree. Do yourself a favor and read it here!
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“I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.”
– David Foster Wallace (via 4mbivalent)
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“You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via rebellingwithoutcause)
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thingznstuffs:
“Shake It...
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cypriots replied to your post: Today started terribly. I was woken up an hour…
Nathan Englander is a great guy. I was lucky enough to interview him for a magazine I work for, and he was nothing but nice. Haven’t read his new collection yet, but have fun at his reading tomorrow!
That’s great to hear! I can’t wait to meet him tomorrow. The new collection is all I’ve read...
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starttofin replied to your post: Today started terribly. I was woken up an hour…
Soooooo, what are the details on jansma’s book?
(Picture this in a PR voice.) Well Nick, I’m glad you asked! The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards is being released by Viking Press in February 2013. After February 2013 I am determining my friends based on whether or not they bought, read, and absolutely...
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Today started terribly. I was woken up an hour before my alarm by the-most-inconsiderate-roommate-I’ve-ever-known. Basically I was a horror to be around until I got coffee in my system. It’s been beyond wonderful since then.
Like every good Wednesday, Kris and I got coffee (then took a walk, then got more coffee), and the weather was gorgeous and sunny and there were adorable children...
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Watchnathanenglander:
powells:
Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder and champion of independent bookstores, rocks on the Colbert Report.
“This is a story about redemption.”— a talk on the full-circle nature of book selling. Borders crushed independent bookstores, Amazon crushed Borders…and now those wonderful independents are back and in high demand.
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“Professional lives, which take turns you can never imagine—from lawyer to...”
– John Green (via effinglioness)
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