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Tao Lin
Born	July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02) (age 26) Virginia
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, poet, editor
Writing period	(2005)- present
Subjects	concrete reality, himself
Notable work(s)	you are a little bit happier than i am (2006)
Notable award(s)	Seth Barkas Prize in Creative Writing from New York University (2005)
Influences Joy Williams, Lorrie Moore, Jean Rhys, Ann Beattie, Richard Yates, Matthew Rohrer, Lydia Davis, CARLES
Official website

Tao Lin (1983-) is an American poet, novelist and short-story writer.

He is the author of a novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee, and a story collection, Bed, which were published simultaneously by Melville House Publishing in May of 2007. He is also the author of two poetry collections, you are a little bit happier than i am, which won Action Books' December Prize in 2005 and was published in November of 2006; and cognitive-behavioral therapy, which was published in May, 2008. A chapbook of poetry, this emotion was a little e-book, and a chapbook of stories, Today the Sky is Blue and White with Bright Blue Spots and a Small Pale Moon and I Will Destroy Our Relationship Today, were published by the Internet press Bear Parade in 2006.^[1] His forthcoming books include a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel, to be published September, 2009, and his second novel, Richard Yates, to be published early in 2010. Both books will be published by Melville House Publishing.

Lin's work has appeared in literary journals and magazines such as NOON, Nerve, Vice, Esquire, The Stranger, 3:AM Magazine, The Mississippi Review, Bear Parade, The Cincinnati Review, Other Voices, Fourteen Hills, and Opium Magazine. He is the founding editor of Muumuu House, publishing gmail chats, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, both online and in print. ^[2] Lin is also a co-editor of the literary press Ass Hi Books with Ellen Kennedy.

Contents 1 Critical Response 2 Second Novel 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links 6 Further reading

[edit] Critical Response

His writing has attracted both negative and positive attention from publications such as New York Magazine, The Stranger, ANP Quarterly, Paper, Paste, Nylon, Vice, Flaunt, Giant Robot, and Gawker, who referred to him as "maybe perhaps the single most irritating person we've ever had to deal with," ^[3] though he was later pardoned.^[4]

[edit] Second Novel

In July of 2008 Lin offered to sell six "shares" of the future royalties for his, at the time, unnamed second novel. A single share cost $2000, and would entitle an investor to 10% of the royalties. He posted a business proposal on his blog, informing readers of his motivations behind selling shares and projected returns from the venture.

Lin not only sold all six shares, but managed to capture the attention of prominent media both in the United States and abroad. In England, papers such as The Daily Telegraph^[5] and The Guardian ^[6] ran pieces on him. In the United States, Lin was mentioned on the blogs of New York Magazine^[7], The New Yorker ^[8], The New York Times ^[9], and Poets & Writers^[10].

When interviewed on BBC 2's "The Chris Evans Show" Lin credited his parents, his intern, and four strangers, including writer Mattathias Schwartz as investors. ^[11]

Lin's second novel, currently titled Richard Yates, is expected to be published in early 2010 by Melville House Publishing. ^[12]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] References

1. ^ http://bearparade.com
2. ^ Ries, Brian (2009-03-22). "Tao Lin and Muumuu House Have Books 4 U!". Free Williamsburg. http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2009/03/muumuu_house_bo.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
3. ^ Gould, Emily (2007-07-27). "Now We Also Hate Miranda July". Gawker. http://gawker.com/news/glaring-omissions/now-we-also-hate-miranda-july-272734.php. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
4. ^ Gould, Emily (2007-12-04). "Pardons". Gawker. http://gawker.com/news/tao-lin/pardons-329907.php. Retrieved on 2009-03-12. 
5. ^ Moore, Matthew (2008-08-04). "Penniless author sells shares in next novel". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2499559/Penniless-author-sells-shares-in-next-novel.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
6. ^ Flood, Alison (2008-08-06). "Taking stock of Tao Lin". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/aug/06/takingstockoftaolin. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
7. ^ "The Approval Matrix: Week of August 18, 2008". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49118/. 
8. ^ "In the News: Tory Reads, Male Retorts". The New Yorker. 2008-08-05. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2008/08/in-the-news-2.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
9. ^ Freakanomics (2008-08-01). "When a Novelist Holds an IPO". The New York Times. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
10. ^ "Author Sells Shares of Royalties for Unfinished Novel". Poets & Writers. 2008-08-05. http://www.pw.org/content/author_sells_shares_royalties_unfinished_novel. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 
11. ^ Tkacik, Maureen. "How Tao Lin Made A Quick Twelve Grand Selling A Novel He Hasn't Written!", Gawker, 2008-08-22. Retrieved on 2009-03-13.
12. ^ Roy, Jessica (2009-09-25). "NYU Alum and Poet Tao Lin Doesn’t Care Whether or Not You Think Print Is Dead". NYU Local. http://nyulocal.com/entertainment/2008/09/25/nyu-alum-and-poet-tao-lin-doesnt-care-whether-or-not-you-think-print-is-dead/. Retrieved on 2009-03-13. 

[edit] External links

[edit] Further reading

v • d • e Works by Tao Lin Novels Eeeee Eee Eeee (2007)  · Richard Yates (2010) Novellas Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009) Short Story Collections Today the Sky is Blue and White with Bright Blue Spots and a Small Pale Moon and I Will Destroy Our Relationship Today (2006)  · Bed (2007) Poetry this emotion was a little e-book (2006)  · you are a little bit happier than i am (2006)  · cognitive-behavioral therapy (2008)