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and online literary magazine based formerly in

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, and currently in

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that was founded by writer

Tao Lin Tao Lin (; born July 2, 1983) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist. He has published four novels, a novella, two books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, as well as an extensive assortment o ...

in 2008. Muumuu House publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in print and online. Muumuu House has published print books by writers Zac Smith,

Megan Boyle Megan Boyle (born October 15, 1985) is an American writer and filmmaker. Boyle grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and rose to prominence among the Alt lit, Alt Lit and internet community after writing popular articles for Thought Catalog and marryi ...

, Brandon Scott Gorrell, and Ellen Kennedy. Online publications have included works by Jordan Castro,

Ben Lerner Benjamin S. Lerner (born February 4, 1979) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic. The recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Foundations, Lerner has been a finalist for the National Book Award for P ...

Sheila Heti Sheila Heti (; born 25 December 1976) is a Canadian writer. Early life Sheila Heti was born on 25 December 1976 in Toronto. Her parents are Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Her brother is comedian David Heti. Sheila Heti attended St. Clement's ...

Michael W. Clune Michael W. Clune is an American writer and critic. His creative and critical writing has appeared in ''Harper's'', ''Salon'', ''Granta'', ''PMLA'', the New Yorker, and other publications. Biography Clune was born in Ireland and grew up in C ...

Stacey Levine Stacey Levine is an American novelist, short story author, and journalist. She has been called "one of the most interesting writers working in America today," "a gifted performance artist of literary fiction, part French existentialist and part co ...

, Matthew Davis, and

Matthew Rohrer Matthew Rohrer (born 1970) is an American poet. He is the author of ten books of poetry. Early life and education Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rohrer was raised in Oklahoma. Rohrer has said that he was a diligent student who finished his work qu ...

Publications

* Smith, Zac. 2022. ''Everything Is Totally Fine.'' Muumuu House. * Boyle, Megan. 2011. ''selected unpublished blog posts of a Mexican panda express employee.'' Muumuu House. * Gorrell, Brandon Scott. 2009. ''during my nervous breakdown i want to have a biographer present.'' Muumuu House. * Kennedy, Ellen. 2009. ''sometimes my heart pushes my ribs''. Muumuu House.

References

Links

Interview with Zac Smith and Tao Lin on KCRW's Bookworm
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