sarah vowell
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What to Read When It’s Time to
CelebrateCommemorateObserve Presidents DayColin Rafferty shares a reading list to celebrate EXECUTE THE OFFICE.
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Reclaiming Patriotism: Telling a New Story of America
America is a broken window pane—shards of glass, each reflecting a different light.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #78: Conceived as a Playlist
Shadowbahn […] is among the most unusual, and most extreme, in a literary career that has often been marked by its unpredictability.
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
Rien Fertel reviews Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell today in Rumpus Books.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jonathan Ames
Maybe my work isn’t a cry for help. It may just be a baby’s need to cry or a dog’s need to bark.
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The Last Book I Loved: The Wordy Shipmates
I fall in love pretty easily, so for me right now it’s Sarah Vowell’s The Wordy Shipmates, which is her take on John Winthrop, Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson of Puritan ancestry fame. I love it because Vowell’s feelings toward…