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SYDNEY — Tren, 31, is a poet living in Sydney. Read his poems: goo.gl/3dU3tj. Or follow him: twitter.com/basedmtn. Tao Lin was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1983. His next book, Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change is forthcoming from Vintage in May. Referenced essay: marc-degens.de/all-my-ex-friends/.
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S. PHILLY — 1SP vets Nick, 27, and Zac, 27, on auto-fiction: what it is, who does it most compellingly, where it might be headed. Texts we consider: Walker Percy's The Moviegoer (1961), Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, and Karl Ove Knausgaard's recent/forthcoming seasonal quartet.
BED-STUY — Eric, 31, is a poet, modern dancer, and carpenter living in Brooklyn. His chapbook, TOP BLOCKER, is now available from GAUSS PDF. I've read TOP BLOCKER a number of times over the past months, since its release. Order/read TOP BLOCKER here: goo.gl/VMpi1x. Eric tweets @ejconroe.
PHILLY — Sam, 27, is a political organizer and ceramic artist living in Philadelphia. He first read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream in high school. I first read it about six weeks ago. Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1937) served briefly in the U.S. Air Force before moving into journalism. He shot himself, at 67, in 2005.
PHILLY — Aaron, 26, is a reader and writer of poetry living in Philadelphia. He discovered Hera Lindsay Bird while visiting New Zealand last month. I read Hera Lindsay Bird (Victoria University Press) twice over the past week. Hera Lindsay Bird (b. 1987) was born and raised in Thames, New Zealand. This, her first book, won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award.
SYDNEY — Tren, 31, is a reader and writer living in Sydney, Australia. He grew up in Redfern, an inner-city suburb on Sydney's outskirts. He reread Witch Piss (Lazy Fascist Press) over the past week, though first discovered Sam Pink's books five years ago. I first read Witch Piss over the past week. Sam Pink lives in Chicago and plays in the band Depressed Woman.
PHILLY — Nick, 26, lives in Los Angeles, where he writes and teaches. He first read My Brilliant Friend"a few months ago." I read it over the past fortnight, finishing it moments before this conversation. Elena Ferrante is a pseudonym; and while there is considerable debate about her "real" identity, it has been inferred, based on her interviews and letters, that she "is a mother, and is not now married."
LOS ANGELES — Takako is a Waldorf teacher living in L.A. She first read Almost Transparent Blue while a student at Tokyo Daigaku, at twentyish. I first read it (tr. Nancy Andrew) maybe a month ago and have reread it since. Ryu Murakami was born (1952) and raised in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. He wrote Almost Transparent Blue while studying sculpture at Musashino Art University in Tokyo.
CLARK PARK — Charlotte, 24, is an herbalist living in Philadelphia. She first read The Argonauts this past winter and How Should A Person Be? this past spring. I first read the Argonauts last Fall and How Should A Person Be? maybe three years ago, and twice since. Maggie Nelson (b. 1973) lives with her partner Harry and their child. Sheila Heti is the creator of Trampoline Hall, a lecture series.
S. PHILLY — Zac, 26, lives in Philadelphia and works at an art gallery. He read The Possibility of an Island (tr. Gavin Bowd) in a week, finishing it hours before this conversation. I read it a couple months back, also fairly quickly. Michel Houellebecq was born, in 1956, on the French island of Reunion. He had a child in 1980, shortly after marrying, though quickly "grew depressed," took up poetry, and divorced.
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