Today On Thought Catalog: It’s Tao Lin Day
Good morning Thought Catalog community! Today is Tao Lin Day on TC.
To mark the occasion of the release of his third novel Taipei, out today from Vintage, we’ll be posting, almost exclusively, content selected by long-time friend and contributor Tao Lin. We recommend his definitive essays on Koko, The “Talking” Gorilla and Almost Transparent Blue. You can read our exclusive excerpt of Taipei here.
Tao is the author of 7 books including the novels Richard Yates (2010) and Eeeee Eee Eeee (2007). He edits Muumuu House and you can follow his Twitter.
This post will be updated with Tao’s content throughout the day, as it’s posted.
TAO LIN DAY
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Every Article In The New York Times’ Opinion Section Containing The Word ‘Autism’ In 2012
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A Transcribed, 55-Minute Interview With Chris Ware
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My Ayahuasca Trip by John Horgan
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