Articles by Edan Lepucki

August 20, 2010

Mr. Rochester is a Creep: A List 39

Charlotte and Emily Brontё were deeply weird, and they (or, okay, their protagonists) were into some deeply weird men.

August 18, 2010

Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury 1

This pornographic valentine to Ray Bradbury is an anthem for all bookish teenage girls out there.

August 2, 2010

Jennifer Egan at 15 0

Maybe the real reason I like Jennifer Egan is that there are so many freckled protagonists in her books.  Patricia Zohn at the Huffington Post asks the author about her family, parenting, and her writing obsessions (like freckled faces). She even gets a photo of Egan as a teenager!

July 30, 2010

Trailer for Packing for Mars by Mary Roach 0

Part 10: Space Hygiene: “Unfortunately, removing the helmet created a situation where the body odors were forced out of the neck of the pressure suit…”  Check out this funny and artful trailer for Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.

July 14, 2010

New Hardcovers with Paul Ingram 0

Watch beloved bookseller at Iowa City’s Prairie Lights Paul Ingram talk about this season’s best hardcovers.  I loved getting his recommendations in person, and this is almost–almost!–as good.  (via.)

July 13, 2010

Who do you Write Like? 7

Do you write like Stephen King? Or how about Chuck Palahniuk?  That’s what the I Write Like website told me when I entered my work into their little magical computer program–of course, I had to do it more than once!