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reading: I recently finished The Shelter Cycle by Peter Rock. It’s excellent. You should read it. (Also read his post from the Writer, with Kids series to find out how he finds the artist/parent balance.) listening to: Laura Gibson. Obsessively.

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Attention, Portland!

I will be reading this Saturday evening in the Soft Show reading series at The Blue Monk. Details here. I’ll be reading something from The Revolution of Every Day. Hope to see you there. Keep half an eye on the

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Better Living Through Technology: Author Readings

Yesterday I woke up at 5:45, made myself as presentable as possible, and headed down to my office to give a reading to Beverly Army Williams’s creative writing class at Westfield State University via FaceTime at the ungodly hour of

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New Peter Rock Novel!

The Shelter Cycle by Peter Rock comes out April 2nd. I can not WAIT to read this one.

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Read this

“If I have something to say to women, to artists, it’s this: Explore the radical possibilities of facing outwards. Take up space. Be big.” –Molly Crabapple, “Diego, Frida, and Me”

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Oy, the neglect.

I’ve neglected the blog. I’ve neglected the garden. I’ve certainly neglected the housework. Billy will, at times, have me believe that I’ve neglected him (though that’s a lie, I tell you! A lie!). I’m overwhelmed. There’s just so much to

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Every time you pre-order a book, struggling writers everywhere feel a little jolt of hope.

Usually, we attribute it to static electricity. But still. It’s a nice thing to do. A supportive thing to do. Which is all to say that…. GUYS! The Revolution of Every Day is now available for pre-order on Amazon! I’ll

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Seth Tobocman reads “This Land Is Our Land”

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Reading my way into homesickness

“What is this thing that homogenizes complexity, difference, dynamic dialogic action for change and replaces it with sameness? With a kind of institutionalization of culture? With a lack of demand on the powers that be? With containment? My answer to

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My book has a cover

  I walked into the Tin House office today to pick up Nanci McCloskey, the Director of Publicity, for a coffee meeting and this was waiting for me. My editor, Meg, had it all set up on the edge of

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