The Paradox of Ian Mackaye
I went to see Ian Mackaye of Minor Threat, Fugazi and now The Evens speak at this on Saturday. I had sat in the front center seat for the previous panel, which was all about publicizing your work to became famous and rich or both. I felt somewhat uncomfortable during the discussion I guess because there was such a disconnect between the business and the craft of writing. I remained in my front seat for Ian’s talk, so he actually ended up right in front of me. When someone handed him a...
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Ed Lin is the author of Waylaid, This Is A Bust, Snakes Can't Run, and One Red Bastard. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. Ed lives in New York with his wife, actress Cindy Cheung.