L.A.-based readers might be interested in the McSweeney’s Issue 37 release party at 826LA West on Monday, May 9th at 8 pm. I’ll be reading, along with fellow contributors Kevin Moffett and Larain Newman. The event will be hosted by Josh Bearman, and musician Tristen will perform.
McSweeney’s Issue Release Party
Happy Birthday, Lord Byron
Happy Birthday to Lord Byron, who was born on this day in 1788. Read some of his poems aloud or check out illustrations of “Don Juan” at Brain Pickings to celebrate his life’s works.
“The realization that none of us can ever be free from ourselves”
Mary Ruefle wrote an outstanding essay on her development as a writer. "I remember the first time I realized the world we are born into," she writes, "is not the one we leave."
Copyeditors Required
"On Thursday, an uncorrected proof of her debut novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with the writer’s name was misspelled as “JA Rowling”, became the muddled copy to fetch four figures at auction." The Guardian presents a survey of famous literary typos and malapropisms. See also our own Edan Lepucki's interview with her beloved copyeditor Susan Bradanini Betz.
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On Writing While Parenting
Having kids changes everything, of course, but for the writer, used to working in quiet solitude, it can feel like the end. Jessica Francis Kane writes about how she learned to write again, in a new way, after having children and offers some tips for new parents who write.
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Dzanc and Melville Houses’s Independence Sales
Not to be outdone by Graywolf, Dzanc Books is also offering an Independence Sale of its own. You have until July 7th to buy one, get one free over at their website. Likewise for Melville House, which is offering a 40% discount on everything it’s got.
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Forty-Four
To mark the end of the Obama years, the crew at n+1 rounded up their best writing from his presidency. Head on over to read Aziz Rana, George Blaustein, and more.
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Self-Knowledge
At Electric Literature, on knowing that it's time to give up your novel.
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Another wonderful 826LA/McSweeney’s event. Edan was soulfully witty as usual. Laraine Newman was hilarious. Moffet’s work was thought-and-giggle-provoking, and Tristen was just having too much of a good time playing music!
if you live in LA and hear about an 826LA/McSweeney’s event then do your self a favor and make room for it in your busy schedule.