The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Good things happen when people who grow up listening to Thriller become poets.There’s going to be a new Bukowski exhibit down Southern California way, including his “annotated racing forms” that will...
View ArticleBranding Books
Even after spending so much time, effort and money on getting the dust jacket just right, most publishers go back to the drawing board to design the paperback version. That always seems to me like a...
View ArticleWord of the Day: Euonymous
(adj.); having a well or suitable nameFrom Dickens with his bitter Gradgrind to J. K. Rowling with her sour Voldemort, authors have long understood that names help establish character.—Neal Gabler,...
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The Rumpus Interview with Aliza Licht
Generosity lies at the heart of Aliza Licht’s debut career guide, Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job, Kill It In Your Career, and Rock Social Media—perhaps a surprising theme to emerge from a book...
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Brodawg Branding
Picture this: Brooke Shields “Calvinized” in skintight denim. Cindy Crawford ravenously downing a Pepsi outside a rural gas station. Paris Hilton pseudo-splooging on a Bentley with a wily hose before...
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The Rumpus Interview with Andi Zeisler
When Andi Zeisler co-founded Bitch in 1995, she hoped to create a space for thoughtful responses to pop culture’s portrayals of women. Bitch became an empire, developing from zine to magazine to...
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FUNNY WOMEN #147: Marketing Roundtable at Skinny Cow
At Skinny Cow, the marketing team faces the same challenge every marketing team faces: get people to buy a horrible thing. The added challenge for Skinny Cow is how to position a brand that balances...
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Rumpus Exclusive: “The Trial”
The Libertines trial was announced at 8 a.m. Eastern. By the time Jane’s alarm went off at 4 p.m. Pacific, the media was consumed with it. Drivers stranded with Jane on the freeway killed the time by...
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