On Sending, and Receiving, Letters
Letter writing is one of those things said to fall under the rubric of “lost art.” Like tango dancing or throwing a knuckleball, whatever semi-vanished pastime we’re getting sentimental about…
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Matthew Specktor
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Matthew Specktor is the author of That Summertime Sound, and of American Dream Machine, which is forthcoming from Tin House. He is Senior Editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books.
The Last Book I Loved: Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond
I read Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond in a hotel room. Nowhere fancy: I was in Asheville, North Carolina, facing nothing more uncomfortable than bugs and…