May 2013
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 20th
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“a very strange but emtional short story about for one another. this novella may not appeal to everyone due to it’s unorthodox sexual content but if you can look past that the story may be worth the read.”   From a How to Shake the Other Man Goodreads review. In addition to the novella’s brilliance, it also has a special knack for identifying homophobia.
May 17th
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May 17th
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“THERE IS ONLY A MINUTE OR SO LEFT IN THE MATCH, Javi is certain, but he has...”
– Read an excerpt from Derek Palacio’s How to Shake the Other Man, LAUNCHing now (!), courtesy of the fine people at Electric Literature.
May 16th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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“My son will be two in June, and his favorite books include The Paperbag...”
– From Edan Lepucki’s review for The Millions, “Sing It, Sister! On Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings” [Edan and Patrick are officially the coolest parents ever.] (via quintessentiallyquirky) Well, I mean, okay. (via thefeeling)
May 11th
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May 10th
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Politics & Prose: We're Hiring: Events Assistant →
politicsprose: Politics & Prose, Washington D.C.’s leading independent bookstore, is currently seeking an energetic, passionately literary, versatile, adaptable, cheerful EVENTS ASSISTANT. This is an entry-level position that will involve helping our events department manage a calendar of nearly 500 events… Really, how many entry level jobs will you find that are this awesome?
May 2nd
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April 2013
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Apr 29th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 20th
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Alright, fellas. I, Emma, the usual curator of this extraordinary tumblr, am going to be out for the next two weeks for some R&R, so Deena’s taking over. Please give her lots of grief in my absence. I don’t want her to catch on that this is actually fun…
Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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“I don’t think I could even dream of Nouvella going anywhere beyond the...”
– Editor Deena Drewis in Poets and Writers on “The Novella e-Revolution.” Saying, in so many words, that tumblr is awesome.
Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 12th
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“A project that you haven’t yet begun can still glitter in the mind, but as soon...”
– The writing teacher is back! Edan Lepucki on what to do when one reaches a spork in the road.
Apr 11th
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“We do seem, as a culture, to fetishize the “sweep.” But I know there’s room for...”
– Meg Wolitzer, in conversation with Jennifer Gilmore (via therumpus)
Apr 10th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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ambiants: ambiants: what do you get when you mix alcohol and literature? tequila mockingbird
Apr 4th
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What I wish could happen when I fall in love with...
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Apr 2nd
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March 2013
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Mar 31st
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Mar 30th
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Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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“One thing you learn when working for a literary publication is that the pool of...”
– We love our jobs, and are very grateful that The Masters Review sat down with Editor Deena Drewis to talk about hers. Find out how we discover our novellas, and why we remain enthusiastic about the form.
Mar 28th
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Mar 28th
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The Rumpus Interview With Matthew Salesses - The... →
One reason I didn’t name anybody was I like the idea of somebody so insecure about race that he would position people by race, but also because I think the voice is really driving the book in some ways. It’s very voice-centric—very narrator-centric —and in those short pieces it sometimes works better for the characters not to be named, or for them to be referred to by relation to the narrator,...
Mar 27th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 25th
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Mar 24th
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“People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create...”
– RIP, Chinua Achebe
Mar 22nd
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CALIFORNIA
italicsmine: is officially the title of my forthcoming novel, coming out next spring with Little, Brown. Hooray!  There have been SO many novel-title conversations between me and my editor, me and my agent, me and…everyone. Happy to have finally decided! Here she comes!
Mar 22nd
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