The Soda Series is having our 10th reading Wednesday at the Soda Bar in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn at 7pm. What makes our series unique is that it is a reading and conversation. First short readings and then a 30-40 minute conversation between the writers and the audience. This time we have Roberta Allen, Robin Grearson, [...]
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Welcome to The Lit Pub . . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, christopher newgent, Corey Beasley, Dan Wickett, Dave Kiefaber, David Blomenberg, Elizabeth Taddonio, Erika Moya, Ethel Rohan, Fuzzco, Jacqueline Kari, Jordan Blum, Kevin Sampsell, Kristina Born, Lidia Yuknavitch, M. M. Wittle, Mark Cugini, Matt Bell, Michael Griffith, Mike Bushnell, Mike Young, Nicelle Davis, Ofelia Hunt, Richard Nash, The Lit Pub, Zach Dodson on May 31, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Before I say anything else, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Chris Newgent for all of the time and energy he has put into our efforts to bring you the next nine words: WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE LIT PUB! I’d like to also thank Matt Bell for his excellent advice during [...]
Cotner and Fitch are making Juice on YouTube!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, andy fitch, cooking the books, emily gould, jon cotner on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My neighbor Jon Cotner just shared this video of his recent appearance, with his writing partner Andy Fitch, on Emily Gould’s Cooking the Books. In the vein of Adam Robinson’s rumored, but yet-to-be-aired, Culinary Genius, Gould’s show features writers in her kitchen. (She assures us the writers are famous, though, unlike Robinson.) Jon and Andy [...]
Joseph Riippi’s THE ORANGE SUITCASE
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, Ampersand Books, Joseph Riippi, Laura van den Berg, Matt Bell, Michael Kimball, Roxane Gay, The Orange Suitcase on April 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Amber Sparks already wrote a fantastic and comprehensive review of Joseph Riippi’s The Orange Suitcase for Big Other, which you can read here, but I want to dedicate a post to “Something About Maxine,” which is a short chapter in three tiny parts, and “Something About the Rest,” another short chapter in three parts. I [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, Adweek, David Gianatasio on October 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Recently, Adam Robinson introduced me to David Gianatasio, who analyzes ads like the one seen here and offers witty commentary. Now, this is how you advertise circumcisions. These perforated business cards for a circumcision doctor in Turkey were done by ad agency Healthy People by Grey. Via Ads of the World. See and read more at [...]
The Big Other Interview #1023: Andy Devine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, andy devine, henry mescaline, iowa review, proust, Publishing Genius Press, walter abish on August 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Several years ago a writer with whom I have been linked, Henry Mescaline, published a piece in The Iowa Review (37.3) titled “First paragraph of Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way, (Translated from the French by C. K. Scott Moncrieff), Alphabetized,” which begins like this: a a a a a a a a a actually after all [...]
Matt Bell at Everyday Genius
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, Everyday Genius, Lily Hoang, Matt Bell, Michael Kimball on May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We all know that Matt Bell, Lily Hoang, Michael Kimball, and Adam Robinson are all great writers, editors, and idea people (oh, and if you don’t know, just search around for any of these writer’s work and you’ll see what I mean). This week at Everyday Genius they join forces in a project that is [...]
Guest Post, by Adam Robinson: A Sentence About a Sentence I Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A Farewell to Arms, Adam Robinson, Ernest Hemingway on May 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“I sat in the chair and looked at the floor and prayed for Catherine.” –From Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms
You Can Help Give Birth to ADAM ROBISON AND OTHER POEMS
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, adam robison and other poems, narrow house on February 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Narrow House, the name of the gang who’s publishing Adam Robinson’s debut poetry collection Adam Robison and Other Poems, needs YOU to pre-order so they can get this thing printed. The portrait on the book’s cover is worth the reasonable price of admission alone: Here’s the story from Just Sirois: Friends, As the economy continues [...]
5 Books Published in 2009 that Wrecked My Brain a Little
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, Brandon Downing, Catherine Kasper, Easter Rabbit, Fence, Joseph Young, Justin Sirois, Lake Antiquity, Light Boxes, MLKNG SCKLS, Noemi, Notes From the Committee, Publishing Genius, Shane Jones on December 31, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Easter Rabbit, Joseph Young. This is an IMPORTANT book. Some reviewer predicted early in Richard Brautigan’s career that he was creating a new genre, that one day we’d read novels, poems, short stories, and “brautigans.” He was right, even if common parlance has yet to catch up. Enter the new mode of writing: ‘joe-youngs.’ These [...]
The Easter Rabbit Is Here!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, Caleb Stine, Christine Sajecki, Easter Rabbit, Graham Coreil-Allen, Jamie Gaughran-Perez, Joseph Young, Kathy Fahey, Lauren Boilini, Linda Franklin, Luca Dipierro, Magnolia Laurie, Nancy Murray, The Pants on December 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From Adam Robinson: Heya, Tis the season to celebrate the birth of Joseph Young’s first book, Easter Rabbit. The party is at the Hexagon, in Baltimore (1825 N Charles St) THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. It opens at 7pm, the show starts at 8:30. It’s free, and the book will be available at a discount. Before the [...]
Big Other Contributors’ News #5
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, ArtVoice, Brendan Curry, Cinecity Film Festival, Great Smokies Writing Program, Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe, How I Left Myself Out of the Grave, I Will Smash You, Jane Ciabattari, Juan Felipe Herrera, Leni Zumas, Lily Hoang, Luca Dipierro, Michael Kimball, Nash Edgerton, New York Tyrant, PEN, Publishing Genius Press, Stewart Copeland, Uwem Akpan on November 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lily Hoang will be reading in New York City on Dec. 2 with Uwem Akpan & Juan Felipe Herrera for the PEN celebration, titled “Crossing Over.” The reading will be followed by a panel discussion with Norton editor Brendan Curry & NBCC President Jane Ciabattari. This is happening at Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe, 126 [...]
Upcoming Conference in NYC: “Beyond the Tangled Web”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Robinson, Audience Building, Conference, Staff management, Web Content Distribution, Web Development on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Via Adam Robinson: FACING PAGES 2009 Statewide Convening Beyond the Tangled Web: Envisioning a Comprehensive Technology Strategy for Your Literary Organization Friday, October 30th 2009, 9 am – 5 pm in New York City followed by wine & cheese reception 5:30 p.m. – 7 pm The day will include three panel discussions led by six [...]
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