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East Coast photo album!
Hello March! Now that the majority of my touring is over, I can relax at home and (hopefully) do some more writing and blogging. While in New York and Baltimore two weeks ago, Frayn was able to snap some cool pics. My favorites are the ones taken at Adam Robinson’s apartment. Mr. Robinson, as you…
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Talking and Talking and Talking
Tomorrow morning I’ll be on the OPB radio show, Think Out Loud. It’s at 9am and the topic of the show is memoir. I’ll be on with Ben Yagoda, whose book, A History of Memoir, has been a big buzz book on the subject. Also on the show is Sarah Hoopes, who has a great…
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In the Flesh at Happy Ending
I just got back from a great four readings in four nights trip to the East Coast. I’ll be posting some photos from these nights–all great fun and very special–very soon, thanks to my lovely camera-ready fiance. I was lucky to read with the fabulous Justin Taylor at the first three of these: Harvard Bookstore…
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Tour Action, part one
The first part of my February book touring is done. Thanks to everyone who came out to the events in San Francisco (@ Books Inc and at the Rumpus) and Los Angeles (Skylight Books). I really need to start taking photos. Tuesday night in L.A. was especially pic-worthy, as I met a bunch of great…
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Video Gift From My Baby
Yesterday, on the first day of my memoir’s shelf life, my beautiful girlfriend, Frayn Masters (I call her Barb) presented me with an incredibly awesome gift. She snuck around under the cloak of darkness (and the Internet) and asked a bunch of our friends to give recorded and written huzzahs for A Common Pornography. He…
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For All the Shy Readers…
My book is now out! And if you’re shy about putting money down on a book with the word pornography on the cover, fear not: I have thought of some crafty ways to protect your chaste reputation. Enjoy these helpful tips, my fair reader!
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Reclinerland and the ACP “Soundtrack”
In 2002, I was about to self-publish the first version of A Common Pornography. It was a slim 60-page book with footnotes by Mike Daily and collages by Melody Owen, The print run was about 600 copies. It looked like this: But first I needed to make a bit of moolah to pay for it.…
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When it rains, it pours
A great smattering of stuff about A Common Pornography lately. Like… pg 57 of the new Poets & Writers Magazine! A sweet review on Blog Critics! The cover of The Portland Mercury! (they excerpted a part of the book) (I had no idea they were going to put my name right on the cover, but…
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