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Sort of an inspiring piece in the Guardian by AL Kennedy about why, we, as writers shouldn’t have to suffer for our art. She makes the point with great sarcasm that people who are suffering are no fun to be around, and that the whole idea that it makes for greater art is absurd. My…
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From their FB page: It’s our 10th birthday! And we’ll celebrate Monday, April 2nd 7pm at @BookCourt at the next Sackett Writers’ Reading. Readers include instructors Adam Wilson, Abby Sher, Jenny Zhang & Joseph Bernardo (one of the very first Sackett writers in THE very first Sackett class). Join us for cupcakes, wine, tote bags,…
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Douglas Coupland goes over the concepts of “Translit” and the “Post-Era Era” in his review of Hari Kunzru’s Gods Without Men. My mind is blown again.
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We’re taking the stage on Thursday, March 15, at Sugarland in Williamsburg. That’s on North 9th St. between Driggs and Roebling. Many thanks to Mike Park who loves to book us there. It’s our third time playing this spot, and it’s a cool space with the Rock E. Horror vibe that’s been missing from the…
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I just came across this term in an e-mail about someone having published a “Kindle Single” memoir. The Atlantic posted a short article about the Kindle Single yesterday, which explains everything. Basically it’s a news piece too long for a magazine article, but too short to be a book, around the 20,000-word range, and published…
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This new novel from Michelle Haimoff just came out today. I know Michelle and she’s an excellent writer. Buy it. The synopsis is below. Six months after September 11th, New Yorkers are instructed to get on with their lives despite the terror advisories, streets filled with 9/11 merchandise, and mail that may contain Anthrax. But…
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The L Magazine is proud to announce our eighth annual Literary Upstart, The Search for Pocket Fiction competition. Writers are encouraged to submit their previously unpublished short fiction (a maximum of 1,500 words). Semi-finalists, fifteen in total, will be invited to participate in one of three readings, in front of a live, lively audience, and a panel…
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Tim Parks at The New York Review of Books likes e-books. Among his arguments: they’re good for the environment, they’re inexpensive and easily accessible, they ensure all books can remain in print forever, and they offer austere, direct engagement with the words. He’s not a big fan of covers. Or blurbs.
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I first saw The Make-Up in Northampton, MA, in the summer of 1999. Everyone I knew at the time was really into them, and when I saw Ian Svenonius, I was like, “Who the hell is this guy? Does he think he’s Iggy Pop or something?” He was like a gospel singer/punk rocker heading up…
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My novel, Three Thirds, originally published in 2002 when the internet was still young (and when I was publishing with the more formal “Joseph”), is coming soon as an e-book from Infinity Publishing. Details to come.
Joe Sullivan 