Tao Lin

Tao Lin

  • Taipei Metro

    For the past couple of months, in celebration of last week's release of Tao Lin's latest novel, Taipei, we have been featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. In the final installment...

  • Taipei Public Art

    Over the past few weeks, in celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we have been featuring a number of photo albums taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. In this selection, Tao shares some of...

  • An Excerpt from Tao Lin's 'Taipei'

    Paul’s father was 28 and Paul’s mother was 24 when they alone (out of a combined fifteen to twenty-five siblings) left Taiwan for America. Paul was born in Virginia six years later, in 1983, when his brother was 7. Paul was 3 when the family moved to...

  • Taipei Signs

    In celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of iPhone photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. In this selection, Tao shows us some of his favorite...

  • The Grand Hotel

    Over the next few weeks, in celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. This selection focuses on the Grand...

  • Facedown Generation

    Over the next month, in celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. This week's photos are based on people...

  • Taipei Carbs

    Over the next month, in celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. This selection is all about the city's...

  • Taipei Fashion

    Over the next month and a half, in celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan. This selection is all about...

  • Taipei Babies

    Over the next two months, in celebration of the forthcoming release of Tao Lin's latest novel, 'Taipei,' we will be featuring a weekly selection of photos taken by the author during his recent trip to Taipei, Taiwan.

  • A Seventy-Minute Interview with Sam Pink on Gchat

    Sam Pink is a writer of books, and a man who doesn't shy away from things like letting people snort MDMA off his ass, smushing Hostess fruit pies into his forehead, or writing about people headbutting cats. The following interview has been edited by...

  • Jawbreaker’s Major-Label Album

    The story of a writer writing a live-narrative of his Bolt Bus experience that involves writing about writing and writing about reading a story that might have been written about him.

  • Drug-Related Photoshop Art - Fabulous Cat

    Moments after a runway-walk unveiling Gucci's new line of hats designed to showcase one's face, this "fabulous cat" relaxes on a Louis Vuitton "Slumber Pet Thermal Cat Mat Cat Bed."