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December 29, 2018January 31, 2019 - Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Reading, Writing

My Year in Reading: 2018

Despite 2018’s many local, national, and global catastrophes, it was a wonderful year for me, especially reading-wise. I read over…

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December 11, 2018February 1, 2019 - Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing

Guest Post: New Fiction is Psychic Occupation by Suspended Reason

New Fiction is Psychic Occupation  Fiction—or more generally, longform narrative text—has long been the handyman of culture, serving whatever functions…

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November 21, 2018February 1, 2019 - Fiction, Interview, Nonfiction, Writing

Guy Davenport’s Only Recorded Interview/Hugh Kenner’s Unrealized Anthology

The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries has a 43-minute interview with Guy Davenport…

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October 11, 2018February 1, 2019 - Film, Nonfiction

On First Reformed

ON FIRST REFORMED  (Spoilers) The form perfectly matches the content. And so, with First Reformed, Paul Schrader has done it, just…

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September 24, 2018January 31, 2019 - Nonfiction, Poetry, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing

Reading The Cantos

READING THE CANTOS I am not the only person in the United States reading The Cantos. I know because the…

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August 20, 2018January 31, 2019 - Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing

Guest Post by Paul Skinner: “As Easy as Pie – Sometimes”

‘Basil returned with the two pies. He was wearing the expression of a man who has laid hands on a…

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May 10, 2018February 1, 2019 - Fiction, Film, Nonfiction

The Completed Eyes Wide Shut?

When Stanley Kubrick died on March 7, 1999, there was still a little over four months until Eyes Wide Shut’s…

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April 24, 2018February 1, 2019 - Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing

To Live To Read To Live

TO LIVE TO READ TO LIVE Gimmickry attached to the world of belles-lettres has me chagrined: not the book itself,…

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February 6, 2018February 25, 2019 - Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing

On Cruft

Introduction Fans of lengthy and complex novels often encounter the sentiment that shorter works are better because they get their…

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January 4, 2018February 1, 2019 - Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Reading

Most Anticipated Small Press Books of 2018!

Like every year, there’s much to dread about 2018, and to fight against, but, fortunately there’s much to look forward…

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