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Pork belly with snap peas and some other delicious things. If...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:25:01 -0400

Pork belly with snap peas and some other delicious things.

If you ever get invited to a Dana Goodyear book party by Riverhead Books, catered by Wolvesmouth, GOOD LORD, you should go.

In one week, I will be firmly ensconced in this window, reading...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:44:15 -0400

In one week, I will be firmly ensconced in this window, reading novels and naming all the Welsh sheep I see after characters from The Wire.

wspdogrun: Merlyn the Bassett Hound is quite pround of his...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:24:14 -0400

wspdogrun:

Merlyn the Bassett Hound is quite pround of his (sort of) swimming ability. Sandy Hook, NJ.

Somehow I am following the Washington Square Dog Park on Tumblr, and it is the best thing ever.

Tonight at Housing Works! The Birds and the Bees: The Recital

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:54:01 -0400

Tonight at Housing Works! The Birds and the Bees: The Recital:

nickdouglas:

stryker:

marisreview:

rachelfershleiser:

The Recital is a literary series where we want you to answer that question. Writers and performers will each recite a 1–3 minute piece of their choice. The only real rule is that the memorized text cannot be their own; otherwise, anything goes.

This month’s theme is Birds & the Bees. Which means every speaker will recite about nature. Or fucking. Or both.

Hosted by Maris Kreizman. With:

Ami Greko
Bex Schwartz
Jayson Greene
Matthew Love
Nick Douglas
Jenn Northington
Steph Opitz
Cole Stryker
Nozlee Samadzadeh
Pilot Viruet

See you tonight! Prepare for some very smart people to say some very filthy things….

I’ll be reciting something very sexy about abstinence tonight.

I’ll be at this, reciting a post from Bob Powers’s “Girls Are Pretty.” You’re invited, unless I don’t like you.

I’ll be reciting some gems from the self-publishing cannon. I hope you bring your sexy pants.

michaelfaudet: Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav True...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:28:01 -0400

michaelfaudet:

Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav

True facts.

Do you want to know what kind of awesomeness is on my...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:02:02 -0400

Do you want to know what kind of awesomeness is on my refrigerator these days? OF COURSE YOU DO.

Matt Bell: Book Tour Round #1: New York City

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:35:56 -0400

Matt Bell: Book Tour Round #1: New York City:

mttbll:

Tomorrow morning, I’m flying to New York City for the first leg of readings in support of In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods. I’ll be giving three readings there, with stops at the Franklin Park Reading Series, Community Bookstore, and the Sunday Salon Series. I’m excited…

The super-smart and super-wise Matt Bell will be reading in NYC this week!

Anyone want to go to the Sunday reading with me?

"I pick the bottle up and hold it to my chest. What in the hell do I mix glazed donut vodka with?..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:44:31 -0400

“I pick the bottle up and hold it to my chest. What in the hell do I mix glazed donut vodka with? Orange juice? Like a breakfast-type theme?”

- McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Reviews of New Food

Found a new internet best friend.

"when your little girl asks you if she’s pretty your heart will drop like a wineglass on the hardwood..."

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:46:08 -0400

“when your little girl
asks you if she’s pretty
your heart will drop like a wineglass
on the hardwood floor
part of you will want to say
of course you are, don’t ever question it
and the other part
the part that is clawing at
you
will want to grab her by her shoulders
look straight into the wells of
her eyes until they echo back to you
and say
you do not have to be if you don’t want to
it is not your job
both with feel right
one will feel better
she will only understand the first
when she wants to cut her hair off
or wear her brother’s clothes
you will feel the words in your
mouth like marbles
you do not have to be pretty if you don’t want to
it is not your job”

- it is not your job | Caitlyn Siehl (via faintestglance)

Wowza.

(via youtastelikenachos)

I have a cubicle sign. O, how the mighty have fallen.

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:30:58 -0400

I have a cubicle sign. O, how the mighty have fallen.

Yesterday I proposed to an especially fluffy dog, but today I am...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:46:18 -0400

Yesterday I proposed to an especially fluffy dog, but today I am asking the internet to marry me.

orochimochi: so i went to go get a drink and… THERE IS A FURBY IN THE VENDING MACHINE DO YOU...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:44:07 -0400

orochimochi:

so i went to go get a drink and…

THERE IS A FURBY IN THE VENDING MACHINE

DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOME SORT OF GAME

I have been warning people about the increasingly sinister posts on the Furby Facebook page, and you all continue to pretend that everything is OK.

I hope we can now agree that everything is pretty fucking far from OK.

knguyenknguyen: jamiatt: Laser DeLillo!!!! This was...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:49:00 -0400

knguyenknguyen:

jamiatt:

Laser DeLillo!!!!

This was amazing.

Over the weekend I hosted Lazer DeLillo, and it was amazing.

Free hot dogs at the Zola books party!

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:44:18 -0400

Free hot dogs at the Zola books party!

bookpatrol: Foxing - Illustration by Jim Rugg. via Boing...

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:33:43 -0400

bookpatrol:

Foxing - Illustration by Jim Rugg.

via Boing Boing

It is deeply deeply important to me that we keep this meaning alive.

Great Gatsby/unicorn fanfic on the Paris Review.

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:25:30 -0400

Great Gatsby/unicorn fanfic on the Paris Review.

jamiatt: housingworksbookstore: rachelfershleiser: amiwithani:...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:48 -0400

jamiatt:

housingworksbookstore:

rachelfershleiser:

amiwithani:

I made some more fan art, this one from my favorite line in Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins. I loved Edie, and even though food was ultimately her downfall, there was something beautiful about her hearty enjoyment of it, which this line sums up perfectly.

(I know the pub date for The Middlesteins isn’t until the end of October, but this was too good not to share immediately.)

Just a reminder that Ami + Jami = Bliss

Extra reminder, and come to The MIddlesteins paperback launch here, June 6!

I forgot about how freaking awesome this was. Thanks for reminding me ladies.

MEMORIES!!!

EAT YOUR FEELINGS: Stories of Jews, Food & Your Mom

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:29 -0400

EAT YOUR FEELINGS: Stories of Jews, Food & Your Mom:

rachelfershleiser:

jamiatt:

Paperback launch party June 6.

Free drinks from Tumblr!

Featuring THE MIDDLESTEINS ALL-STARS:

Jason Diamond (Vol 1. Brooklyn/Flavorpill)
Ophira Eisenberg (Screw Everyone, NPR’s Ask Me Another)
Emily Gould (And the Heart Says Whatever, Emily Books)
Rachel Fershleiser (Tumblr Lit Goddess, Six-Word Memoirs)
Maris Kreizman (Slaughterhouse 90210)
Beth Lisick (Everybody into the Pool)
Rosie Schaap (Drinking with Men, NYT Mag’s Drink Columnist)
Bex Schwartz (TeenNick)

Hoooooooly AMAZING WOMEN! (and Jason.)

Don’t miss it!

All my favorite people, in one place!!

[insert literary reference]: Why Do Men Keep Putting Me in the Girlfriend-Zone?

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:57 -0400

[insert literary reference]: Why Do Men Keep Putting Me in the Girlfriend-Zone?:

This is perfection:

literaryreference:

You know how it is, right, ladies? You know a guy for a while. You hang out with him. You do fun things with him—play video games, watch movies, go hiking, go to concerts. You invite him to your parties. You listen to his problems. You do all this because you think he wants to be your friend.

But then, then comes the fateful moment where you find out that all this time, he’s only seen you as a potential girlfriend. And then if you turn him down, he may never speak to you again. This has happened to me time after time: I hit it off with a guy, and, for all that I’ve been burned in the past, I start to think that this one might actually care about me as a person. And then he asks me on a date…

Mother of Sloths.

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:45 -0400

Mother of Sloths.