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1. The lovely folks at The Villager published an excerpt from The Revolution of Every Day in their recent “V Lit” section. You can read it here. 2. The Tin House Writer’s Workshop brought many wonderful authors to town, which …
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Writer, with Fetus: Christopher Higgs
Christopher Higgs, author of: The Complete Works of Marvin K. Mooney (Sator Press) Assembler of: ONE (Roof Books), with Vanessa Place and Blake Butler What is your writing schedule like now, and how do you anticipate it will change …
My book traveled to France without me
I think it’s having a good time. (Photo is of the wonderful Laurie Mittelmann, co-director of the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space)
Life like I thought it would be
I went to a reading last night and did something potentially foolish: I brought the entire family with me. Two kids, ages seven and three, at a literary reading. What could possibly go wrong, yeah? The event listing read: “If …
Home
I’ve been back from New York for over two weeks already. I keep meaning to sit down and write this post and somehow it never gets done. A great pile of things I mean to do or need to do …
Preparing to leave
This time next week I’ll be on the red-eye to New York to attend Book Expo America. I’ve never been away from the kids before. Look at these faces. How could I possibly leave these faces? I adore them. I’ll …
The video that made me cry today
Members of Colectivo piloto made this video from footage they shot while visiting NYC and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space last summer. If you’re even remotely interested in the history of activism on the Lower East Side, the history …
ARCs! ARCs!
Hunh? ARCs! Advance Reader’s Copies! Ooooh! Look how pretty! Guys, I’ve been waiting my entire adult life for this milestone. It’s not in its final form yet–which will include fancy French flaps and pretty deckle edges–but my book is book-shaped! …
Frank Morales speaks about squatting and housing justice
Frank Morales spoke to Occupy Wall Street in November 2011. If you’re interested in squatting and housing rights and what the hell happened to our inner cities and why, do check it out. It’s fascinating. Morales speaks until about the …
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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. …