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Lisa Dusenbery
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A SOPA Roundup
Here’s the bill text of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) An explanation of the three major ways that SOPA could impact journalists. An NY Times op-ed argues “while American intellectual property deserves protection, that protection must be won and…
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NBA Winners
The 2011 National Book Award winners have been announced. Here they are: Fiction: Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (Bloomsbury USA) Nonfiction: Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (W. W. Norton & Company) Poetry : Nikky Finney, Head…
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Fox News Grossed Out
Want to know what Fox News is saying about OWS without having to actually expose yourself to their coverage? Salon‘s Alex Pareene spent two days watching the most “fair and balanced” news station and gives us a break down. “…I…
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Books and Beards
The Silver Lake Public Library in Los Angeles will host a facial hair competition on December 20th. The event, which is free to enter, will feature Jack Passion, author of The Facial Hair Handbook and reigning champion of the World…
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Scott Raab Interview
Scott Raab conversed with The Awl about his new memoir, The Whore of Akron: One Man’s Search for the Soul of LeBron James. Raab provides insight on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop,…
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Jaclyn Friedman Interview
Yes Means Yes has a conversation with Jaclyn Friedman about What You Really Really Want: A Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide To Sex And Safety. Topics include the book’s writing exercises, flexisexuality, fetishization and communication, and parenting. “…You can’t become free…
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Following The Rules
“The problem with pulling this kind of thing the wrong way in a speculative-fiction story is that science fiction, fantasy, and horror don’t necessarily share mainstream fiction’s baseline expectations for how reality works, and it’s far too easy to leave…
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Dalí in Wonderland
In a 1969 “collaboration of epic proportion,” Maecenas Press-Random House published an edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by Salvador Dalí. While the price of the actual book is $12,900, you can peruse the illustrations here for free.
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On Genocide
In an interview at The Browser, historian Norman Naimark reviews the definition of genocide and argues that it is “part of the human condition.” Commenting on five key books about the subject, Naimark speculates on history’s earliest genocide, the potential…
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People’s Library Reoccupation
After this morning’s eviction of Zuccotti Park, the 5,000 books that encompassed the People’s Library have depressingly ended up in a dumpster. However, writers are planning to restock the People’s Library this evening in Liberty Plaza. “Authors will bring their…
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St. Mark’s Saved
“Cooper Union agreed to reduce the St. Mark’s Bookshop’s rent by $2,500 a month for the next year and send students to help St. Mark’s create a more sustainable business plan.” St. Mark’s bookshop is still in business and ready…
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The NBAs and Spinach
At The Millions, Sonya Chung responds to Laura Miller’s argument that the National Book Awards have become “the spinach of literary awards.” Chung advocates for having different awards with distinct selection processes and a reading public that absorbs an array…