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Visit Identity Theory at Lit Crawl San Francisco

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 25, 2017

We’re throwing an Identity Theory reading-party at the San Francisco Lit Crawl on October 14th.

Also posted in Editors' Blog | Tagged Alex Shapiro, Alta Ifland, Events, Giano Cromley, Judy Viertel, Kevin Canty, Lit Crawl, Matt Borondy | Leave a comment

5 Ways You Can Be As Smart As Trump

By Matt Borondy | Published: October 4, 2016

I decided to stop tipping. Why give money to waiters? They’ll just squander it. Think about it: that’s 20% of every meal cost right back in my pocket. BOOM.

Also posted in Editors' Blog | Tagged Trump Train | 1 Response

7 Classic Poems of Autumn

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: October 4, 2013

A selection of classic fall poetry by Shakespeare, Frost, Keats, and other dead poets.

Also posted in Editors' Blog | Tagged John Keats, Poetry, Robert Frost, Shakespeare | 1 Response

#RockBannedBooks

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 27, 2013

In honor of Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28), we created the Twitter hashtag #RockBannedBooks to raise awareness of books that have been banned or contested.

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10 Donald Hall Quotes

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 20, 2013

“Let us stifle under mud at the pond’s edge
and affirm that it is fitting
and delicious to lose everything.”

Also posted in Editors' Blog | Tagged Donald Hall, Poet Laureates, Poetry, Poets, Quotes | Leave a comment

National Poetry Month 2013 Open Thread

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: April 1, 2013

A wide open space to show off your original poetry, your favorite copyright-free poem, or any thoughts that you wish to share about poetry.

Also posted in Editors' Blog, Poetry | Tagged National Poetry Month, Poetry | 7 Responses

Why New York’s Literary Crowd is Suddenly in Thrall to Hungarian Fiction

By Matthew Tiffany | Published: July 24, 2012

Hari Kunzru sees New York’s literary hipsters flocking to a translation that offers some meat and gristle to chew over.

Also posted in Editors' Blog | Tagged Hari Kunzru, Hipsters, Jonathan Franzen | 1 Response

Jeffrey Ford: Tribute to a Mentor

By Matthew Sorrento | Published: April 26, 2012

Even students who love writing aren’t thrilled about first-year composition. If not taught well, the classwork and assignments feel routine, like practice with no chance for game time.

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National Poetry Month 2012 Open Thread

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: April 9, 2012

Put your poetry here, poetic people.

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Author Strip Searches: Google Keyword Mashup Haiku

By Matt Borondy | Published: March 4, 2012

We also get more searches about dating a stripper than we can fathom due to an ancient article by Greg Bruns…I thought, why not make haiku combining these searches?

Also posted in Editors' Blog | Tagged Experimental, Haiku, Keyword Haiku | Leave a comment

Why Can’t Amazon and the Indies Just Get Along?

By Matt Borondy | Published: December 15, 2011

Amazon riled up the book-reading world again, using a price-checking app promotion to declare war on the brick-and-mortars.

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Identity Theory 2011 Holiday Gift Guide

By Matt Borondy | Published: December 12, 2011

Ho Ho Ho

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On Second Thought, Maybe I Won’t Do NaNoWriMo This Year

By Matt Borondy | Published: October 31, 2011

Some time tomorrow, which is the first day of November, the second to last month of the year twenty eleven a.d., a Tuesday like so many other Tuesdays that have come before and likely will come again barring any unforeseen incidents…

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