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Seth Fischer
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A Pill To Take Away The Gay
“A hormonal treatment to prevent ambiguous genitalia can now be offered to women who may be carrying such infants. It’s not without health risks, but to its critics those are of small consequence compared with this notable side effect: The…
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Would You Be Seen In Public With A Sci-Fi Book?
“(W)hile science fiction as a genre does very well with the general public in the film and television media, there’s still resistance to getting a mainstream fiction reader to allow themselves to be seen with a science fiction book that’s…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
I know we linked to this yesterday, but I just love this idea so much: Roxane Gay at GIANT is proposing a Literary Magazine Club. The Rocky Mountain Land Library near Denver looks like it might be the best library ever.…
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Here’s Some Stories I Like
As always, here’s some very short stories that’ll only take you a few moments to read but that made me feel something and hopefully will do the same for you. “The messages most people send are very simple.” — At…
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“It’s a long time since I drank champagne.”
These are Anton Chekhov’s last words, and the Guardian has a slideshow of some sometimes funny, sometimes chilling last words of quite a few literary figures. (And while we’re talking about slideshows, I’d actually recommend the Jacket Copy write-up instead…
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On Drive
“There’s nothing typical or simple about Roberge’s characters or scenes, but his sentences are sharp and clean. He makes basketball sound like Beethoven. Women are hot PhD-wielding topless house cleaners as well as brilliant basketball stars with wrenches who know…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
This week, Rumpus Books was off-the-hook, and it featured Narcissus and space chimps and Duran Duran, just to get you started.
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Gerry Garcia Runs For Office
“To dispel myths immediately, (Connecticut Attorney General Candidate) Gerry (Garcia) is not the reincarnated lead singer from the Grateful Dead, though he is a fan of the ice cream and frequently wears the ties that bear his name.” — From…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
“Senate unable to get enough Republican votes to honor To Kill a Mockinbird.” (via) The Literary Saloon takes on the NYTBR for its lack of reviews of works in translation. “William Faulkner: Every time a sentence goes on for more…
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And Here You Thought Those Paris Review Poets Had It Bad
“In the past three years, for instance, two friends and I (wonderful writers Gina Frangello and James Brown) had books canceled due to the publisher going bankrupt just months (and in a couple of cases, weeks) prior to the release date.” Over…