Emma Straub's Life in Pictures

"If given the opportunity, meet your idols and gush like the village idiot. Some of them are still..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:28:08 -0400

“If given the opportunity, meet your idols and gush like the village idiot. Some of them are still people and like to be reminded why their publicists dragged them to New York.”

- BEA tips from Shelf Awareness (via rachelfershleiser)

Love this tip. I gush at my idols whenever possible. Everyone likes to hear that their work has made an impression. And these are writers, after all, who almost never get recognized on the street. Give them some glory!

"I also am a big fan of the episode where Ray pushes Donna down the stairs. And I’m probably a fan of..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:02 -0400

“I also am a big fan of the episode where Ray pushes Donna down the stairs. And I’m probably a fan of it for a different reason than most people. Most people are like, “Oh my God. Poor Donna.” And I’m like, “Oh my God. I can’t believe that stunt double they used.” They literally — if you really look closely — it was this woman, but she was, like, very muscular and short and stocky, like that build. And when I was that age I was very thin and little and petite. And they just had this horrible blonde wig shoved on her. And I just remember looking and I’m like, “She doesn’t look like me whatsoever.” And they’re like, “Don’t worry. It happens so fast, no one will know.” And still to this day, when I look at the episode, I see me standing there and then all of a sudden I see — boom, boom, boom — someone else going down. I’m like, It could very well be a man in a wig. You can’t tell the difference. It could be anyone. It looks so bad. It looks like a skit.”

- Tori Spelling on ‘Donna Martin Graduates’ — Vulture

Fleurs

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:20:54 -0400

Fleurs

Time to revise. (Note: my bed is naked, but I’m working on...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:32:41 -0400

Time to revise. (Note: my bed is naked, but I’m working on it anyway.)

nprfreshair: When I lived in Brooklyn, one of my favorite...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:32:42 -0400

nprfreshair:

When I lived in Brooklyn, one of my favorite things to do was to walk from my home in Clinton Hill down Atlantic Avenue, hang a left on Court Street, walk a few blocks down Court and hang another left into Book Court. There, I might browse a bit, keep to myself, buy a book or two, then find a bar nearby to go sit at and read in peace with a glass of wine. It was the kind of indulgence that feels especially indulgent in New York, where time and money both seem to disappear at a faster rate than in other places. It was also an indulgence that was always worth it. After having given myself that time to walk and browse and buy and read and drink, I felt like I’d gone on some mini-staycation.

Just about anyone who loves books and who lives — or used to live — in New York loves Book Court. It’s an institution, and a great one. One, too, for which an expansion of territory could only be a good thing.

Bibliobarn in upstate New York is for sale. Book Court wants to buy it. That seems like a good idea, right?

Go BookCourt! Give them your money!

Ted Thompson: Where Fiction Comes From (An Open Letter to My Parents)

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:58:48 -0400

Ted Thompson: Where Fiction Comes From (An Open Letter to My Parents):

thompsonted:

Dear Mom and Dad,

I had imagined writing something like this by hand or on the typewriter and sending it to you as an old-fashioned letter, folded like a bookmark in a bound copy of the galleys, and maybe I still will, but as I was washing the dishes the other night it occurred to me that…

Love this, Ted.

Stupidly beautiful

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:19:02 -0400

Stupidly beautiful

from today's Daily Candy

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:01:01 -0400

SEE
A Lot of Sorrow
What: As part of artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s installation, The National plays their heart-wrenching song “Sorrow” for six hours straight (that’s approximately 103 times by our calculations).
Why: Take the proverbial knife and twist, all in the name of art.
When: Sun., noon-6 p.m.
Where: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., at 46th Ave., Long Island City. Tickets ($15) at momaps1.org.

Ouch. Poor guys. Did they lose a bet?

Finished first draft. Time to eat some mothereffing chocolate.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:42:35 -0400

Finished first draft. Time to eat some mothereffing chocolate.

bookavore: Yesterday I got into library school. It is making me...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:56:11 -0400

bookavore:

Yesterday I got into library school. It is making me reflective. This was my first library card. It was handed to me with a Twinkie. Due to my upbringing, it was the first time I had ever seen a Twinkie, much less eaten one, and I decided whatever a library was, it had to be great. When I found out that they’d let me take up to 30 books home at a time, no questions asked, I was hooked. And now here we are!

I always knew the secret to books was through sugar.

Great news, lovely Stephanie. xoxoxo

"I wanted to drown the people I knew who had sold their books—I wanted to torture them, slowly. And..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:59:01 -0400

“I wanted to drown the people I knew who had sold their books—I wanted to torture them, slowly. And if once they were published those books actually sold well, I was inconsolable.”

- Rookie » When Good Things Happen to Other People

I write about some jealousy realness for Rookie.

Happy birthday to meeeeee

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:25:48 -0400

Happy birthday to meeeeee

Yay yay yay (@megwolitzer @jenwgilmore @jessicafkane)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:01:37 -0400

Yay yay yay (@megwolitzer @jenwgilmore @jessicafkane)

@mpluse, Killer, new headboard. Ikea fabric, 15 bucks, half an...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:05:16 -0400

@mpluse, Killer, new headboard. Ikea fabric, 15 bucks, half an hour.

rookiemag: Moves Like Jagger (and Bowie) Our last...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:47:00 -0400

rookiemag:

Moves Like Jagger (and Bowie)

Our last prom-preparation post of 2013 is also a bedroom-dancing-inspiration post for all time.

Words & video by Amber.

I didn’t know how to dance, and now I do. Thanks, Amber!

slaughterhouse90210: “And it was then that she first felt all...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:04:35 -0400

slaughterhouse90210:

“And it was then that she first felt all the dark love and shame that came from the pure accident of home, the deep and arbitrary place that happened to be yours.”
― Lorrie Moore, Birds of America

kissthefuture: Costume tests AMAZING. I want there to be even...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:45:04 -0400

kissthefuture:

Costume tests

AMAZING. I want there to be even goofier ones, where he has a colander on his face, and a wicker basket.

eriebasin: 1930s Art Deco Aqua Glass Crystal Ring (in the...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:47:58 -0400

eriebasin:

1930s Art Deco Aqua Glass Crystal Ring (in the online shop later today)

okay fine yes please my bday is apr 25

This is the whole goal of life. Thank you, Edward Gorey, for...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:22:06 -0400

This is the whole goal of life. Thank you, Edward Gorey, for showing us all how it’s done.

I have a very funny kitten picture. A baby thinks a poor wee kitty is a chew toy. My question... do you like seeing new photos about cats or just chocolate questions? I have seen several movies with Chocolate in the title. Two of which had the same title but were very very different movies. Do you prefer bitter sweet, dark, milk, or white chocolate?

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:13:04 -0400

I love photos about cats AND questions about chocolate.

Dark chocolate, of course!