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Tao Lin (born July 2, 1983) is an American poet, novelist, short story writer, and artist.

He is the author of five books of fiction and poetry: a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel, published September 15, 2009; a novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee, and a short story collection, Bed, published simultaneously May 2007; two poetry collections, you are a little bit happier than i am, which won Action Books' December Prize in 2005 and was published November 2006, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, published May 2008. Melville House Publishing has published all his books except his first poetry-collection.

Lin's next book, Richard Yates, his second novel, is forthcoming September 7, 2010 from Melville House Publishing. Lin has stated it is "twice as long" as his first novel and "a page turner."

Lin's work has appeared on/in Gawker, Vice, Esquire, NOON, to which he is a frequent contributor, The Stranger, The Mississippi Review, The Poetry Foundation, Nerve, Bear Parade, The Cincinnati Review, and other literary journals, newspapers, and magazines. He is also a regular contributor to the online art and culture magazine, Thought Catalog.

Translations of his books have been published in Japan, Germany, Spain and are forthcoming in Norway, France, South Korea, China, and Serbia.

Critical response

His writing has attracted both negative and positive attention from publications such as New York Times, New York Magazine, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, 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," though he was later pardoned and then wrote for the site.

Miranda July has said, "Tao Lin writes from moods that less radical writers would let pass—from laziness, from vacancy, from boredom. And it turns out that his report from these places is moving and necessary, not to mention frequently hilarious.”

L Magazine has said, "We've long been deeply irked by Lin's vacuous posturing and 'I know you are but what am I' dorm-room philosophizing..." Sam Anderson in New York Magazine has said, "Dismissing Lin, however, ignores the fact that he is deeply smart, funny, and head-over-heels dedicated in exactly the way we like our young artists to be."

An article in The Atlantic described Lin as having a "staggering" knack for self-promotion.

Books

you are a little bit happier than i am (2006)

In November 2006 Lin's first book, a poetry-collection, you are a little bit happier than i am, was published.

Eeeee Eee Eeee & Bed (2007)

In May 2007 Lin's first novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee, was published.

They were ignored by most mainstream media but have since been referenced in The Independent (who called called Eeeee Eee Eeee "a wonderfully deadpan joke.") and The New York Times who called Lin a "deadpan literary trickster" in reference to Eeeee Eee Eeee.

Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009)

In September 2009 Lin's novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel, was published to mixed, strong reviews. The Guardian said, "Trancelike and often hilarious… Lin's writing is reminiscent of early Douglas Coupland, or early Bret Easton Ellis, but there is also something going on here that is more profoundly peculiar, even Beckettian." The Village Voice called it a "fragile, elusive book." Bookslut said, "it shares an affected childishness with bands like The Moldy Peaches and it has a put-on weirdness reminiscent of Miranda July's No One Belongs Here More Than You." Time Out New York said, "Writing about being an artist makes most contemporary artists self-conscious, squeamish and arch. Lin, however, appears to be comfortable, even earnest, when his characters try to describe their aspirations (or their shortcomings) purposefully raw." San Francisco Chronicle said, “Tao Lin's sly, forlorn, deadpan humor jumps off the page will delight fans of everyone from Mark Twain to Michelle Tea.” Los Angeles Times said, "Camus' The Stranger or sociopath?" while Austin Chronicle called it "scathingly funny" and said that "it might just be the future of literature."

Another reviewer described it as "a vehicle...for self-promotion."

In December 2009 clothing retailer Urban Outfitters began selling Shoplifting from American Apparel in its stores. This is notable because American Apparel is widely regarded as the main competitor of Urban Outfitters.

Richard Yates (2010)

Expected to be published September 7, 2010 by Melville House Publishing, Richard Yates is Tao Lin's second novel.

Lin has managed to capture the attention of prominent media both in the United States and abroad. In England, papers such as The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian ran pieces on him. In the United States, Lin was mentioned on the blogs of New York Magazine, The New Yorker , The New York Times , and Poets & Writers.

Selected work

• Three Stories from Bed and an excerpt of Eeeee Eee Eeee
• Story on Nerve.com
• Essay on Gawker

References

Notes

1. Gould, Emily (2007-07-27). "Now We Also Hate Miranda July". Gawker. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
2. Gould, Emily (2007-12-04). "Pardons". Gawker. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
3. http://gawker.com/5595952/an-account-of-being-arrested-for-trespassing-nyus-bookstore
4. http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/the-best-of-letters-nyc/Content?oid=1224878&storyPage=2
5. http://nymag.com/news/features/all-new/53358/
6. Hua Hsu. "Terminal Boredom: Reading Tao Lin" retrieved August 25, 2010 from www.atlantic.com.
7. Thorne, Matt (2010-06-04). "Beatrice and Virgil, By Yann Martel". The Independent. London.
8. Vizzini, Ned (2010-05-06). "Bridge Between Generations". The New York Times.
9. Poole, Steven (2009-11-14). "Shoplifting from American Apparel by Tao Lin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
10. http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-08/books/tao-lin-s-five-finger-discount
11. http://www.bookslut.com/fiction/2009_09_015097.php
12. http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/books/78017/tao-lin-shoplifting-from-american-apparel-book-review
13. Messer, Ari (2009-10-01). "Tao Lin: 'Shoplifting from American Apparel'". The San Francisco Chronicle.
14. "Discoveries: 'Shoplifting From American Apparel'". Los Angeles Times. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
15. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:891344
16. Katie Nolfi."Review a Day". PowellsBooks.
17. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/12/urban_outfitter.php
18. Roy, Jessica (2009-09-25). "NYU Alum and Poet Tao Lin Doesn't Care Whether or Not You Think Print Is Dead". NYU Local. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
19. Moore, Matthew (2008-08-04). "Penniless author sells shares in next novel". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
20. Flood, Alison (2008-08-06). "Taking stock of Tao Lin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
21. "The Approval Matrix: Week of August 18, 2008". New York Magazine.
22. "In the News: Tory Reads, Male Retorts". The New Yorker. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
23. Freakanomics (2008-08-01). "When a Novelist Holds an IPO". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
24. "Author Sells Shares of Royalties for Unfinished Novel". Poets & Writers. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

Bibliography

• Today the Sky is Blue and White with Bright Blue Spots and a Small Pale Moon and I Will Destroy Our Relationship Today (E-book). 2006.
• Eeeee Eee Eeee. 2007. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
• Shoplifting from American Apparel. 2009. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

External links

• Official website (formerly "Reader of Depressing Books")
• Lin's Tumblr, TAO LIN TUMBLR PRESENCE
• Visual and Graphic art by Lin, hihihihihihihihihiiihihihihihihihhi.com
• Feature in New York Magazine
• Profile in New York Observer
• Feature on The .com/2009/02/muumuu-house-article-in-nylon-magazine.html

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Tao Lin (born July 2, 1983) is an <a href="/American_poet" title="American poet" class="mw-redirect">American poet</a>, <a href="/Novelist" title="Novelist" class="mw-redirect">novelist</a>, <a href="/Short_story" title="Short story">short story</a> writer, and <a href="/Artist" title="Artist">artist</a>.

He is the author of five books of fiction and poetry: a novella, <a href="/Shoplifting_from_American_Apparel" title="Shoplifting from American Apparel">Shoplifting from American Apparel</a>, published September 15, 2009; a novel, <a href="/search/?title=Eeeee_Eee_Eeee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eeeee Eee Eeee (page does not exist)">Eeeee Eee Eeee</a>, and a <a href="/Short_story_collection" title="Short story collection" class="mw-redirect">short story collection</a>, <a href="/search/?title=Bed_(book)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bed (book) (page does not exist)">Bed</a>, published simultaneously May 2007; two <a href="/Poetry_collection" title="Poetry collection" class="mw-redirect">poetry collections</a>, <a href="/search/?title=You_are_a_little_bit_happier_than_i_am&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="You are a little bit happier than i am (page does not exist)">you are a little bit happier than i am</a>, which won Action Books' December Prize in 2005 and was published November 2006, and <a href="/Cognitive-Behavioral_Therapy_(book)" title="Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (book)" class="mw-redirect">cognitive-behavioral therapy</a>, published May 2008. <a href="/Melville_House_Publishing" title="Melville House Publishing">Melville House Publishing</a> has published all his books except his first poetry-collection.

Lin's next book, Richard Yates, his second novel, is forthcoming September 7, 2010 from <a href="/Melville_House_Publishing" title="Melville House Publishing">Melville House Publishing</a>. Lin has stated it is "twice as long" as his first novel and "a page turner."

Lin's work has appeared on/in <a href="/Gawker" title="Gawker">Gawker</a>, <a href="/Vice_(magazine)" title="Vice (magazine)">Vice</a>, <a href="/Esquire_(magazine)" title="Esquire (magazine)">Esquire</a>, <a href="/Noon_(magazine)" title="Noon (magazine)" class="mw-redirect">NOON</a>, to which he is a frequent contributor, <a href="/The_Stranger_(newspaper)" title="The Stranger (newspaper)">The Stranger</a>, The Mississippi Review, The Poetry Foundation, <a href="/Nerve_(website)" title="Nerve (website)">Nerve</a>, <a href="/search/?title=Bear_Parade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bear Parade (page does not exist)">Bear Parade</a>, The Cincinnati Review, and other literary journals, newspapers, and magazines. He is also a regular contributor to the online art and culture magazine, <a href="/search/?title=Thought_Catalog.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thought Catalog. (page does not exist)">Thought Catalog.</a>

Translations of his books have been published in <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3/dp/4309205232/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268437489&sr=8-2" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Gute-Laune-Tao-Lin/dp/3832180990" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Germany</a>, <a href="http://www.eltercernombre.com/libros/93/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Spain</a> and are forthcoming in <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22cappelen+damm%22+tao+lin&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Norway</a>, France, South Korea, China, and <a href="http://www.booka.in/index.php/Uskoro/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Serbia</a>.

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Critical response

His writing has attracted both negative and positive attention from publications such as <a href="/New_York_Times" title="New York Times" class="mw-redirect">New York Times</a>, <a href="/New_York_Magazine" title="New York Magazine" class="mw-redirect">New York Magazine</a>, <a href="/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>, <a href="/The_Atlantic" title="The Atlantic">The Atlantic</a>, <a href="/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a>, <a href="/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a>, <a href="/The_Stranger_(newspaper)" title="The Stranger (newspaper)">The Stranger</a>, ANP Quarterly, <a href="/Paper_(magazine)" title="Paper (magazine)">Paper</a>, <a href="/Paste_(magazine)" title="Paste (magazine)">Paste</a>, <a href="/Nylon_(magazine)" title="Nylon (magazine)">Nylon</a>, <a href="/Vice_(magazine)" title="Vice (magazine)">Vice</a>, <a href="/Flaunt" title="Flaunt">Flaunt</a>, <a href="/Giant_Robot_(magazine)" title="Giant Robot (magazine)">Giant Robot</a>, and <a href="/Gawker" title="Gawker">Gawker</a>, who referred to him as "maybe perhaps the single most irritating person we've ever had to deal with," though he was later pardoned and then wrote for the site.

<a href="/Miranda_July" title="Miranda July">Miranda July</a> has said, "Tao Lin writes from moods that less radical writers would let pass—from laziness, from vacancy, from boredom. And it turns out that his report from these places is moving and necessary, not to mention frequently hilarious.”

<a href="/search/?title=L_Magazine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="L Magazine (page does not exist)">L Magazine</a> has said, "We've long been deeply irked by Lin's vacuous posturing and 'I know you are but what am I' dorm-room philosophizing..." <a href="http://therumpus.net/2009/07/the-rumpus-interview-with-sam-anderson/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Sam Anderson</a> in <a href="/New_York_Magazine" title="New York Magazine" class="mw-redirect">New York Magazine</a> has said, "Dismissing Lin, however, ignores the fact that he is deeply smart, funny, and head-over-heels dedicated in exactly the way we like our young artists to be."

An article in <a href="/The_Atlantic" title="The Atlantic">The Atlantic</a> described Lin as having a "staggering" knack for self-promotion.

Books

you are a little bit happier than i am (2006)

In November 2006 Lin's first book, a poetry-collection, <a href="/search/?title=You_are_a_little_bit_happier_than_i_am&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="You are a little bit happier than i am (page does not exist)">you are a little bit happier than i am</a>, was published.

Eeeee Eee Eeee & Bed (2007)

In May 2007 Lin's first novel, <a href="/search/?title=Eeeee_Eee_Eeee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eeeee Eee Eeee (page does not exist)">Eeeee Eee Eeee</a>, was published.

They were ignored by most mainstream media but have since been referenced in <a href="/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a> (who called called <a href="/search/?title=Eeeee_Eee_Eeee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eeeee Eee Eeee (page does not exist)">Eeeee Eee Eeee</a> "a wonderfully deadpan joke.") and <a href="/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> who called Lin a "deadpan literary trickster" in reference to <a href="/search/?title=Eeeee_Eee_Eeee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eeeee Eee Eeee (page does not exist)">Eeeee Eee Eeee</a>.

Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009)

In September 2009 Lin's novella, <a href="/Shoplifting_from_American_Apparel" title="Shoplifting from American Apparel">Shoplifting from American Apparel</a>, was published to mixed, strong reviews. <a href="/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> said, "Trancelike and often hilarious… Lin's writing is reminiscent of early Douglas Coupland, or early Bret Easton Ellis, but there is also something going on here that is more profoundly peculiar, even Beckettian." <a href="/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a> called it a "fragile, elusive book." Bookslut said, "it shares an affected childishness with bands like <a href="/The_Moldy_Peaches" title="The Moldy Peaches">The Moldy Peaches</a> and it has a put-on weirdness reminiscent of <a href="/Miranda_July" title="Miranda July">Miranda July</a>'s No One Belongs Here More Than You." <a href="/Time_Out_New_York" title="Time Out New York" class="mw-redirect">Time Out New York</a> said, "Writing about being an artist makes most contemporary artists self-conscious, squeamish and arch. Lin, however, appears to be comfortable, even earnest, when his characters try to describe their aspirations (or their shortcomings) purposefully raw." <a href="/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a> said, “Tao Lin's sly, forlorn, deadpan humor jumps off the page will delight fans of everyone from Mark Twain to Michelle Tea.” <a href="/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a> said, "Camus' The Stranger or sociopath?" while <a href="/Austin_Chronicle" title="Austin Chronicle" class="mw-redirect">Austin Chronicle</a> called it "scathingly funny" and said that "it might just be the future of literature."

Another reviewer described it as "a vehicle...for self-promotion."

In December 2009 clothing retailer <a href="/Urban_Outfitters" title="Urban Outfitters">Urban Outfitters</a> began selling <a href="/Shoplifting_from_American_Apparel" title="Shoplifting from American Apparel">Shoplifting from American Apparel</a> in its stores. This is notable because <a href="/American_Apparel" title="American Apparel">American Apparel</a> is widely regarded as the main competitor of <a href="/Urban_Outfitters" title="Urban Outfitters">Urban Outfitters</a>.

Richard Yates (2010)

Expected to be published September 7, 2010 by Melville House Publishing, <a href="/search/?title=Richard_Yates_(novel)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Yates (novel) (page does not exist)">Richard Yates</a> is Tao Lin's second novel.

Lin has managed to capture the attention of prominent media both in the United States and abroad. In England, papers such as <a href="/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a> and <a href="/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> ran pieces on him. In the United States, Lin was mentioned on the blogs of New York Magazine, <a href="/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a> , <a href="/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> , and <a href="/Poets_%26_Writers" title="Poets & Writers">Poets & Writers</a>.

Selected work

• <a href="http://eeeee-eee-eeee-bed.blogspot.com/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Three Stories</a> from <a href="/Bed" title="Bed">Bed</a> and an excerpt of <a href="/search/?title=Eeeee_Eee_Eeee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eeeee Eee Eeee (page does not exist)">Eeeee Eee Eeee</a>
• <a href="http://www.nerve.com/fiction/lin/sexafternotseeingeachother/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Story on Nerve.com</a>
• <a href="http://gawker.com/5595952/an-account-of-being-arrested-for-trespassing-nyus-bookstore" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Essay on Gawker</a>

References

Notes

1. <a href="#cite_ref-0">^</a> Gould, Emily (2007-07-27). <a href="http://gawker.com/news/glaring-omissions/now-we-also-hate-miranda-july-272734.php" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Now We Also Hate Miranda July"</a>. <a href="/Gawker" title="Gawker">Gawker</a>. <a href="http://gawker.com/news/glaring-omissions/now-we-also-hate-miranda-july-272734.php" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://gawker.com/news/glaring-omissions/now-we-also-hate-miranda-july-272734.php</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
2. <a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> Gould, Emily (2007-12-04). <a href="http://gawker.com/news/tao-lin/pardons-329907.php" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Pardons"</a>. <a href="/Gawker" title="Gawker">Gawker</a>. <a href="http://gawker.com/news/tao-lin/pardons-329907.php" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://gawker.com/news/tao-lin/pardons-329907.php</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
3. <a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <a href="http://gawker.com/5595952/an-account-of-being-arrested-for-trespassing-nyus-bookstore" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://gawker.com/5595952/an-account-of-being-arrested-for-trespassing-nyus-bookstore</a>
4. <a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a> <a href="http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/the-best-of-letters-nyc/Content?oid=1224878&storyPage=2" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/the-best-of-letters-nyc/Content?oid=1224878&storyPage=2</a>
5. <a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a> <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/all-new/53358/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://nymag.com/news/features/all-new/53358/</a>
6. <a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a> Hua Hsu. "Terminal Boredom: Reading Tao Lin" retrieved August 25, 2010 from www.atlantic.com.<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/08/terminal-boredom-reading-tao-lin/60437/" class="external autonumber" rel="nofollow"></a>
7. <a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a> Thorne, Matt (2010-06-04). <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/beatrice-and-virgil-by-yann-martel-1990609.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Beatrice and Virgil, By Yann Martel"</a>. The Independent (London). <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/beatrice-and-virgil-by-yann-martel-1990609.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/beatrice-and-virgil-by-yann-martel-1990609.html</a>. 
8. <a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a> Vizzini, Ned (2010-05-06). <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/books/review/Vizzini-t.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Bridge Between Generations"</a>. The New York Times. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/books/review/Vizzini-t.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/books/review/Vizzini-t.html</a>. 
9. <a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> Poole, Steven (2009-11-14). <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/14/shoplifting-american-apparel-tao-lin" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Shoplifting from American Apparel by Tao Lin"</a>. The Guardian (London). <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/14/shoplifting-american-apparel-tao-lin" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/14/shoplifting-american-apparel-tao-lin</a>. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
10. <a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-08/books/tao-lin-s-five-finger-discount" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-08/books/tao-lin-s-five-finger-discount</a>
11. <a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a> <a href="http://www.bookslut.com/fiction/2009_09_015097.php" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.bookslut.com/fiction/2009_09_015097.php</a>
12. <a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a> <a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/books/78017/tao-lin-shoplifting-from-american-apparel-book-review" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/books/78017/tao-lin-shoplifting-from-american-apparel-book-review</a>
13. <a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a> Messer, Ari (2009-10-01). <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/30/NSK819S43O.DTL" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Tao Lin: 'Shoplifting from American Apparel'"</a>. The San Francisco Chronicle. <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/30/NSK819S43O.DTL" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/30/NSK819S43O.DTL</a>. 
14. <a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-discoveries27-2009sep27,0,5317820.story" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Discoveries: 'Shoplifting From American Apparel'"</a>. Los Angeles Times. 2009-09-27. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-discoveries27-2009sep27,0,5317820.story" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-discoveries27-2009sep27,0,5317820.story</a>. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
15. <a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a> <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:891344" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:891344</a>
16. <a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a> Katie Nolfi."Review a Day". PowellsBooks. <a href="http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=11101" class="external autonumber" rel="nofollow"></a>
17. <a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a> <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/12/urban_outfitter.php" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/12/urban_outfitter.php</a>
18. <a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a> Roy, Jessica (2009-09-25). <a href="http://nyulocal.com/entertainment/2008/09/25/nyu-alum-and-poet-tao-lin-doesnt-care-whether-or-not-you-think-print-is-dead/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"NYU Alum and Poet Tao Lin Doesn’t Care Whether or Not You Think Print Is Dead"</a>. NYU Local. <a href="http://nyulocal.com/entertainment/2008/09/25/nyu-alum-and-poet-tao-lin-doesnt-care-whether-or-not-you-think-print-is-dead/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://nyulocal.com/entertainment/2008/09/25/nyu-alum-and-poet-tao-lin-doesnt-care-whether-or-not-you-think-print-is-dead/</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
19. <a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a> Moore, Matthew (2008-08-04). <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2499559/Penniless-author-sells-shares-in-next-novel.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Penniless author sells shares in next novel"</a>. <a href="/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a> (London). <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2499559/Penniless-author-sells-shares-in-next-novel.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2499559/Penniless-author-sells-shares-in-next-novel.html</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
20. <a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a> Flood, Alison (2008-08-06). <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/aug/06/takingstockoftaolin" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Taking stock of Tao Lin"</a>. <a href="/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> (London). <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/aug/06/takingstockoftaolin" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/aug/06/takingstockoftaolin</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
21. <a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a> <a href="http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49118/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"The Approval Matrix: Week of August 18, 2008"</a>. <a href="/New_York_Magazine" title="New York Magazine" class="mw-redirect">New York Magazine</a>. <a href="http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49118/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49118/</a>. 
22. <a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2008/08/in-the-news-2.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"In the News: Tory Reads, Male Retorts"</a>. <a href="/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a>. 2008-08-05. <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2008/08/in-the-news-2.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2008/08/in-the-news-2.html</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
23. <a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a> Freakanomics (2008-08-01). <a href="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"When a Novelist Holds an IPO"</a>. <a href="/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>. <a href="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
24. <a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a> <a href="http://www.pw.org/content/author_sells_shares_royalties_unfinished_novel" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Author Sells Shares of Royalties for Unfinished Novel"</a>. <a href="/Poets_%26_Writers" title="Poets & Writers">Poets & Writers</a>. 2008-08-05. <a href="http://www.pw.org/content/author_sells_shares_royalties_unfinished_novel" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.pw.org/content/author_sells_shares_royalties_unfinished_novel</a>. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 

Bibliography

• (E-book) <a href="http://www.bearparade.com/todaytheskyisblueandwhitewithbrightbluespotsandasmallpalemoonandiwilldestroyourrelationshiptoday/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Today the Sky is Blue and White with Bright Blue Spots and a Small Pale Moon and I Will Destroy Our Relationship Today</a>. 2006. <a href="http://www.bearparade.com/todaytheskyisblueandwhitewithbrightbluespotsandasmallpalemoonandiwilldestroyourrelationshiptoday/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.bearparade.com/todaytheskyisblueandwhitewithbrightbluespotsandasmallpalemoonandiwilldestroyourrelationshiptoday/</a>. 
• (Novel) <a href="/search/?title=Eeeee_Eee_Eeee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eeeee Eee Eeee (page does not exist)">Eeeee Eee Eeee</a>. 2007. 
• (Novella) <a href="/Shoplifting_from_American_Apparel" title="Shoplifting from American Apparel">Shoplifting from American Apparel</a>. 2009. 

External links

• <a href="http://heheheheheheheeheheheehehe.com" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Tao Lin Official website</a> (formerly "Reader of Depressing Books")
• Lin's Tumblr, <a href="http://heheheheheheheeheheheehehe.tumblr.com/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">TAO LIN TUMBLR PRESENCE</a>
• Visual and Graphic art by Lin, <a href="http://hihihihihihihihihiiihihihihihihihhi.com" class="external text" rel="nofollow">hihihihihihihihihiiihihihihihihihhi.com</a>
• <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/all-new/53358/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Feature in New York Magazine</a>
• <a href="http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/tao-lin-will-have-scallops" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Profile in New York Observer</a>
• <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-19/the-hipster-thief/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Feature on The .com/2009/02/muumuu-house-article-in-nylon-magazine.html</a>

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