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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?

ronhogan:

Virginia from Virgina says she enjoys the following authors:

  • Marilynne Robinson
  • Paul Harding
  • Michael Ondaatje
  • Penelope Lively
  • Edward St. Aubyn

What books do Jessica Soffer and I recommend for Virginia? (Be sure to watch the video for two more excellent suggestions from Jessica.)

Jessica Soffer is the author of Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots. Her work has appeared in Granta, Vogue, and The New York Times (among other publications).

(taped at Community Bookstore, Brooklyn)

New amazing tumblr. Authors + booksellers making personalized hand sells. Also, Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots was much loved at the Nouvella office, so we’re pretty pleased to be hearing Jessica Soffer talking about food.

We have some dating advice: Be wary of any man who has never read any Alice Munro or Lorrie Moore.

rookiemag: April 24, 2013 “Some things are hard to write about.” —Sylvia Plath Darling reading illo AND a Sylvia Plath quote? Rookie wins our hearts, per usual.

rookiemag:

April 24, 2013

“Some things are hard to write about.” —Sylvia Plath

Darling reading illo AND a Sylvia Plath quote? Rookie wins our hearts, per usual.

Happiest of birthdays to our magnificent associate editor, Emma Bushnell, who keeps us sane and gentle, and for whom we are desperately trying to find this pillow.

Happiest of birthdays to our magnificent associate editor, Emma Bushnell, who keeps us sane and gentle, and for whom we are desperately trying to find this pillow.