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December 14, 2012December 15, 2012 - Uncategorized

Take That, Death of the Book: My Best of the Best Picks for 2012

Buried under all the usual chatter about the death of the book is this not-so-little secret: 2012 was an amazing…

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November 16, 2012November 21, 2012 - Uncategorized

All That Distance Between Us: A Review of Michael Kimball’s Big Ray

In Michael Kimball‘s books, writing is an act of quiet devastation. By treating emotionally charged subjects in a matter-of-fact, direct…

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August 13, 2012August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized

So Many Small Plants in the Sun: A Review of Tim Horvath’s UNDERSTORIES

I read a lot of books. Some – most – I read for pleasure, and some for reviewing. Often the…

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July 5, 2012 - Uncategorized

Let’s Buy Great Books and Save Mud Luscious Press!

You guys all know how amazing Mud Luscious Press is. I mean, holy jesus, their list of author they’ve published…

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July 2, 2012July 3, 2012 - Uncategorized

A Month of Revision with Matt Salesses at Necessary Fiction

Matt Salesses, a pretty terrific writer of smart, tight prose, is spending July at Necessary Fiction pulling back the curtain…

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May 4, 2012May 5, 2012 - Uncategorized

Are There Any Readers Left: “Les Goddesses” and Reading and Writing in Public Solitude

There was an interesting piece on the New Yorker blog a few days ago about a new video performance piece…

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February 28, 2012February 29, 2012 - Uncategorized

While the World Was Sleeping: A Review of Blake Butler’s There Is No Year and Nothing

I started reading Blake Butler’s first foray into non-fiction, Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia, when I couldn’t fall asleep one…

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January 23, 2012January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized

Maybe We Just Need Better Stories

At first when I read this in Tech Crunch, I was depressed: The appeal of Instagram is, for lack of…

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January 5, 2012January 5, 2012 - Uncategorized

xTx and Frank Hinton Chapbook Contest at Vouched

Did you get your hands on a copy of xTx’s or Frank Hinton’s chapbook from Safety Third Enterprises back when…

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December 31, 2011January 4, 2012 - Uncategorized

Tell it Slant: Vendler on Dickinson

I’ve said before in this space and I’ll say it again: the single most important element of literature to me…

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