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Ian Buruma is out at the New York Review of Books after publishing a controversial #MeToo essay vox.com/culture/2018/9… via Vox

Vincent van Gogh - Ginger Pot and Onions - 1885

A Thousand-Page Novel — Made Up of Mostly One Sentence — Captures How We Think Now nyti.ms/2ZDHl4Z

Meat Is Murder. But You Know That Already. nyti.ms/32QMfZw

Granta 37: The Family is free to read online until the end of the week. Featuring work by Mona Simpson, @mikalgilmore and Harold Pinter, this issue explores the most important, powerful and potentially destructive relationship of our lives. granta.com/products/grant…

Novelist Mona Simpson believes writing is a constant practice. To help you nurture yours, she shares five tips, plenty of helpful anecdotes, and even some musical inspiration: bit.ly/37TSHCA

Thanks for the mention. nytimes.com/2020/07/28/boo…

I have a new book list up with @jae_yeon_yoo! Who knew nannies and murder go together so well? Electric Literature Kiley Reid Nicole Dennis-Benn Ovidia Yu Gilly Macmillan Mona Simpson #nanny #murder #babysittersclubnetflix electricliterature.com/9-novels-about…

NYPD union endorsed Trump. I’m sure this is part of their neighborhood outreach plan. Also, does anyone else see a potential problem with police unions - enforcement arms of the state with lethal weapons - promoting “preferred” candidates for office or is that just me?

Just FYI, Fort McHenry is named after the enslaver James McHenry. #RepublicanNationalConvention

Loving the NYT Magazine's #walkingnewyork package, esp Taffy Brodesser-Akner on escaping to McDonalds & Mona Simpson on running nyti.ms/1yXAoc0

My "Speed Date" NYT Magazine's WALKING NY. "The rhythm of running makes it easier to talk about what gets in the way." nytimes.com/2015/04/26/mag…

Alcoholism—What a Hoot! tpr.ly/1gnuzwp

What perfect timing! Thomas McGuane reads here tomorrow night → ow.ly/UJjLD x.com/PublishersWkly…

Tomorrow night at the Hammer Museum join me and Thomas McGuane at 7.30pm

Tomorrow night at the Hammer Museum join me and Akhil Sharma at 7:30p.m. hammer.ucla.edu/programs-event…

Tonight Hammer Museum at 7.30pm join me and Larissa MacFarquhar as we discuss her new book Strangers Drowning hammer.ucla.edu/programs-event…

Join me & Mary Norris tomorrow 7.30pm Hammer Museum to discuss Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

Join me tmrw 2/23 Hammer Museum 7.30pm w/ Fred D'Aguiar (CHILDREN OF PARADISE) & Justin Torres (WE THE ANIMALS)