Rachel Profiling

WHEN A PIECE COMES IN SUPER LATE BUT SUPER CLEAN

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:45:09 -0400

I love this Tumblr. And Streep GIFS. Win win.

CaricatureWIN. labohrertorium: Asked to define “political...

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:04:05 -0400

CaricatureWIN.

Asked to define “political power”—the motif of his multivolume biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson—historian Robert Caro falls silent. “I don’t think anyone ever has asked me that,” he says.

Flattering interviewers. Call it, “The [Caro] Treatment.”

Off On a Tangent: Serious Nonfiction in the Digital Age

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:46:22 -0400

Off On a Tangent: Serious Nonfiction in the Digital Age:

A worthwhile, if somewhat sobering look, at where biography may be in the years after everyone gets a Kindle and burns their paper books in a giant, “See You, PAST!” bonfire.

offonatangent:

This is a subject that’s been on my mind a lot these past few weeks, driven largely by the absolutely deserved attention cycle given to Robert Caro’s LBJ biography and volume 4, THE PASSAGE OF POWER. It’s not just that Caro is a throwback, someone whose career was the product of a time when…

I reviewed the new Hilary Mantel for TIME. There is a lot of...

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:02:43 -0400

I reviewed the new Hilary Mantel for TIME. There is a lot of beheading in it, if that’s your thing.

Big day. Happy day. Via thewordunheard

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:31:10 -0400

Big day. Happy day. Via thewordunheard

labohrertorium: Highbrow/Brilliant. It looks deceptively...

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:59:32 -0400

labohrertorium:

Highbrow/Brilliant.

It looks deceptively simple. Trust.

wordbrooklyn: Robert Caro signs in blue! We’ve got a stack of...

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:56:47 -0400

wordbrooklyn:

Robert Caro signs in blue! We’ve got a stack of signed copies The Passage Of Power, and are taking bets on how quickly they’ll sell out.

My over/under is 24 hours.

Kate Beaton, The Fitzgeralds

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:45:19 -0400

Kate Beaton, The Fitzgeralds

factoseintolerant: The Fitzgeralds’ passports

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:53:23 -0400

factoseintolerant:

The Fitzgeralds’ passports

Latent Light, Amy Friend.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:44:16 -0400

Latent Light, Amy Friend.

The history of the Hollywood(land) sign.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:45:28 -0400

The history of the Hollywood(land) sign.

"Nobody believes this, but I write very fast."

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:40:55 -0400

““Nobody believes this, but I write very fast.””

- Robert Caro (via labohrertorium)

Megan Amram: Ayn Randers

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:31:33 -0400

Megan Amram: Ayn Randers:

meganamram:

Dear Ayn,

I’m dating a man who I think I love, but I’m afraid he’s having an affair. He comes home late, he acts suspiciously, and he even has red lipstick on his collar. Should I confront him or just hope for the best?

- County Af-fair

Dear County,

Red lipstick? Your husband is a…

Everything Megan Amram does is magic. This, especially so.

riverheadbooks: A few snaps from last night’s bash at...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:01:40 -0400

riverheadbooks:

A few snaps from last night’s bash at Powerhouse Arena celebrating Nick Dybek’s debut novel WHEN CAPTAIN FLINT WAS STILL A GOOD MAN. Seen here in convo with event MC Rachel Syme.

Polka dots were the wild card choice. Still unsure.

I’m so honored and thrilled to be interviewing Robert Caro...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:59:00 -0400

I’m so honored and thrilled to be interviewing Robert Caro on stage at the 92YTribeca on May 2. Read the wonderful profile of him in the New York Times Magazine today — it’s worth every word. Then read the 5,000+ pages he’s written.

This is nice, but also makes me feel funny in the “I wish...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:00:05 -0400

This is nice, but also makes me feel funny in the “I wish this didn’t have to exist”/literary menstrualsy way?

riverheadbooks:

Check it out! North Carolina’s Bulls Head Bookshop was so inspired by Meg Wolitzer’s conversation starting New York Times article on “Women’s Fiction” they created a whole display of their favorite female authors, topped off with a poster-sized blowup of Meg’s essay!

vol1brooklyn: The Great Gatsby was published on this day in...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:23:12 -0400

vol1brooklyn:

The Great Gatsby was published on this day in 1925.

beatonna: I love reading bad reviews of classic books on Amazon...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:14:21 -0500

beatonna:

I love reading bad reviews of classic books on Amazon and Goodreads

believermag: I had some questions for Marilyn Monroe recently,...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:05:25 -0500

believermag:

I had some questions for Marilyn Monroe recently, but (as is often the case with the biggest stars) it was hard to get in touch with her to arrange an interview. So I found some old interviews and things she’d written and put my questions to some of her already-published, already-spoken material. - Sheila Heti

THE BELIEVER: Hello, Ms. Monroe. Thank you for coming! I thought maybe you’d forgotten…

MARILYN MONROE: [contrite] I am invariably late for appointments – sometimes as much as two hours. I’ve tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.

labohrertorium: life: Spotted at Brooklyn Flea. What’s your...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:58:05 -0500

labohrertorium:

life:

Spotted at Brooklyn Flea. What’s your favorite LIFE cover?

Quite a controversial serialization, revealing RFK’s comment about LBJ’s pick as the vice presidential nominee: “My God, this wouldn’t have happened except that we were all too tired last night.”