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Happy 69th Birthday, Lance Olsen!: 69 Reasons to Celebrate Lance Olsen

I’ve had the deep pleasure of knowing literary genius Lance Olsen for at least sixteen years now; and within…

I’ve had the deep pleasure of knowing Lance Olsen for at least fifteen years now; and within that time,…

I’ve had the deep pleasure of knowing Lance Olsen (for at least fourteen years now), reviewing his work, interviewing…

I’ve had the deep pleasure of knowing Lance Olsen (for at least thirteen years now), reviewing his work, interviewing…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 89, today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Here are some quotes from a writer whose…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 88, today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Here are some quotes from a writer whose…

Happy birthday, Gerhard Richter! 87, today! Here are some paintings by and quotes from the artist. “Art serves to establish…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 87, today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Here are some quotes from a writer whose densely…

Took out a mountain of books from the library this afternoon, in anticipation of National Translation Month.

Happy birthday anniversary, Charlie Parker! Bird lives! Quotes from the marvelous virtuoso: “Music is your own experience, your own thoughts,…