From one of this generation's most talked about and enigmatic writers comes a deeply personal, powerful, and moving novel about family, relationships, accelerating drug use, and the lingering possibility of death.
"Taipei" by Tao Lin is an ode--or lament--to the way we live now. Following Paul f[...]
Literary Nonfiction. Art. Fiction. Poetry. SELECTED TWEETS by Mira Gonzalez and Tao Lin, dating from 2008 to 2014, as well as extras such as illustrations of each other's tweets, short stories, essays, and a long poem. SHEILA HETI: How do you imagine people read Twitter? TAO LIN: On their phones I t[...]
An introductory primer for readers interested in Taoism offers daily inspiration in the face of busy western lifestyles, sharing short inspirational stories and dharma talks that illuminate key philosophical principles and help to promote composure, proficiency, and clarity. Original.[...]
"We need to open our eyes to see life itself as a gift, and perceive the goodness embedded everywhere. Every day is a blessing, and every moment is an opportunity to express the Tao." -Derek Lin In Eastern wisdom traditions, it is taught that practicing one small bit of wisdom each day will add up t[...]
At some point, maybe twenty minutes after he'd begun refreshing Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Gmail in a continuous cycle - with an ongoing, affectless, humorless realisation that his day 'was over' - he noticed with confusion, having thought it was early morning, that it was 4:46PM Taipei is an ode - [...]
In a startling change of direction, cult favorite Tao Lin presents a dark and brooding tale of illicit love that is his most sophisticated and mesmerizing writing yet.
"Richard Yates" is named after real-life writer Richard Yates, but it has nothing to do with him. Instead, it tracks the rise an[...]
Poesi för 2000-talet!!!
Tao Lins självbiografiska diktsamling noll vänner handlar om att växa upp i New York i början av 2000-talet.
Det är en bok om att ligga i sängen och chatta, att vara arbetslös och ensam. Samtidigt är den en ironisk uppgörelse med vuxenvärldens alla n[...]