Go Jane Give organized the “#Read4Refugees” social media campaign, encouraging users to raise awareness and funds for refugee issues. Over the past month, numerous well-known authors have joined in, including Junot Díaz, Jodi Picoult, Sue Monk Kidd, and Sherman Alexie, among others.
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The Mingle, Part III
Mark your calendars, New Yorkers. The third installment of Ryan Chapman and Jason Diamond’s inimitable networking shindigs will take place on Thursday, July 25th at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. Come for the craic and the free booze, but stay for the balloons.
Books Cooked
And the Heart Says Whatever author Emily Gould has been combining two of our favorite things, books and food in an online cooking show called "Cooking the Books." Past episodes have included Sam Lipsyte (cooking pork buns) and Joanna Smith Rakoff (cooking brunch).
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London, Beachside
Folks in London, England--well, technically Greenwich--could have their very own custom-built beach for the next five years.
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Can We Keep “Making It New”?
Recommended reading: Pankaj Mishra and Benjamin Moser debate the continued possibility and relevance of Ezra Pound's "Make it New" for The New York Times Books Bookends.
Updated Advice Classics
Two advice classics, Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and Emily Post's Etiquette, have been updated for the era of Facebook and Google Plus.
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Louise Erdrich: The Paris Review Interview
"By having children, I’ve both sabotaged and saved myself as a writer... Many of the writers I love most were alcoholics. I’ve made my choice, I sometimes think: Wonderful children instead of hard liquor." The Paris Review interviews Louise Erdrich for its Winter issue.
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Defining Success
"There are many ways to define 'success' as a writer," and Jeffrey Condran writes about his own path to and definition of writerly success for The Missouri Review's blog. Hint: it has something to do with craft, something to do with editing, and a lot to do with a certain magazine.