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I’ve got reviews of Matthew Guenette’s poetry collection, American Busboy, and Blake Butler and Lily Hoang’s 30 Under 30: An Anthology of Innovative Fiction by Young Writers, in this month’s issue of Gently Read Literature here.
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Central Connecticut State University posted its list here. Number 1? Washington, DC. And here’s the methodology.
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February’s comin’ on fast. And we’ve got a show at the former Bruar Falls space, renamed The Grand Victory, on February 2. That’s at 245 Grand St. in Williamsburg. We’ll play a short set beginning at 8:15, and it’s going to be hot.
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It’s still early January, but I figured I’d give this a mention before I forget. To close out the month, Sackett Street Writers’ Worshop continues its reading series at BookCourt on the 30th. Details below: Sackett Street Writers’ Reading Series Thank you to all who came out for our November reading. Close to 90 people…
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From yesterday, on the Paris Review‘s blog, read Dean Wareham’s account of playing his Galaxie 500 oeuvre in Tokyo, 20 years after he was initially supposed to (he had quit the band, and the promoter didn’t know). I’ve been reading his tour diaries on the Luna and Dean and Britta sites since the early 2000s,…
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I think this editorial was mentioned on The Rumpus. I finally got to read it today, and it reminded me of what to do to avoid being depressed and frantic.
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This article felt like Christmas to me. From 12/18/09 by Rumpus founder/memoirist/film director Stephen Elliott.
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Here’s a cool article from Courtney Maum in Tin House about why we writers should always go to readings as much as we can. Six reasons. The main one: It makes our own writing better. And, there’s a list of Maum’s favorite New York City readings highlighted at the end. Solid.
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Open Culture posted these videos from the John Coltrane quartet’s only live performance of A Love Supreme, ever, in Antibes, France, 1965. You can hear the full recording of it on the deluxe reissue of A Love Supreme. The whole second disc is devoted to it, and it’s totally worth a listen. It’ll take you…
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The December issue of Gently Read Literature is here, and I’ve got a review of Phillip Sterling’s short story collection in there.
Joe Sullivan 