May 2011
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The Weekly WORD
What karinabthatsme said: “Amazing reads by Lynne Tillman & Vanessa Veselka [at WORD’s Red Lemonade launch]. Brain-spinning, fingers-tingling, good stuff.”
This Wednesday, IF YOU SOMEHOW HAVEN’T NOTICED AND IF YOU HAVEN’T WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, China Mieville will be in conversation with Lev Grossman at Public Assembly, and you should buy a ticket immediately. It...
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The Weekly WORD
It’s hard to put into words how much fun we had at Haley Tanner’s launch for Vaclav & Lena. Here are some pictures — video soon (hopefully). Vol. 1 Brooklyn’s Civic Pride: DC event was also a blast. And while all the readers were excellent, Nathan Larson tied Sara Marcus (whose reading involved both singing and impassioned screaming, as any Riot Grrrl reading should) as...
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“I’m not going for a MacArthur grant, or trying to change the world or...”
– Nathan Larson on his book THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM, during the Vol. 1 Brooklyn: Civic Pride event
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Scott Sparling, Meet NYC
The first scene of Wire to Wire takes place on 23rd Street in New York. A musician plays “Purple Haze,” but without an amp. It looks like he’s shredding, and he’s even got Jimi’s kiss-the-sky moves down, but the sound is lost to street noise. I can picture it pretty clearly, but I’ve never actually been to that intersection. Yeah, I checked Google Street View, but in choosing that location, I was...
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The (Slightly Belated) Weekly WORD
Wow, what a week (and then some)! Largehearted Lit: A Family Affair was jaw-droppingly amazing. Video coming soon so you can see for yourself, but let me just say that if you ever have the opportunity to get authors related to each other on a stage together, DO IT. The ENVISION This reading was also excellent, and WORD is proud to support the good work they’re doing here in...
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On Work, by Jim Krusoe
The other day I was talking with a guy in a bookstore who told me he took as much pleasure in my characters’ jobs as in the characters themselves. “They’re such losers,” he remarked happily. “I love it.” And he had a point. The novels so far have included a typewriter repairman, a middle-aged clerk at a yogurt parlor, a garden tool salesman, and now, in Toward You, an upholsterer. “Thanks,” I...
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Ten Reasons Why, by Katie Arnold Ratliff
Ten reasons why you should read Bright Before Us, the novel I wrote (and will be reading from on May 20th at WORD):
It’s not very long.
It takes place in San Francisco, which is probably your second-favorite city.
It’ll make you feel way better about the dumb and fucked up things you did in your twenties.
If you’re an elementary school teacher, it doubles as a fantastic guide to how not to...
WatchWire to Wire assembles a cast of train-hopping, drug-dealing, glue-huffing lowlifes, in a stunning homage to one of our most popular enduring genres—the American crime novel. Scott takes his editor on a tour of the book, which includes train-hopping, strip clubs, and Mad Dog 20-20.
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The (Usually) Weekly WORD
Well, shoot. We missed a week in there, but looks like nothing exploded so we’re going to go with “no harm no foul.” Did you miss us?
Anyway! We’re pretty excited about this month, and you can see why — it’s jam-packed with some of the neatest team-ups we’ve had the pleasure to host. This week brings you a Largehearted Lit definitely not to be missed:...
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WORD to the Mommas
Rosa, from The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine: She might be the worst mom (and grandma) in the history of women giving birth — although to hear her tell it, she’s the best.
Sasha, from A Visit From the Goon Squad: Sasha evolves from picking up younger guys at bars to becoming the mother of two children, one of whom narrates the famous PowerPoint chapter.
Too many to...
