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Make Something Offensive: An Interview with Social Malpractice Publishing
Make Something Offensive: An Interview with Social Malpractice Publishing
By Elizabeth Karp-Evans
October 07, 2013

Social Malpractice Publishing, an independent press from Portland, talks about the NY ART BOOK FAIR, pissing people off & Oprah.

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Sonic Dimensions: Paul Kwiatkowski on His Novel's Soundtrack
Sonic Dimensions: Paul Kwiatkowski on His Novel's Soundtrack
By Arvind Dilawar
October 01, 2013

Paul Kwiatkowski's debut novel, And Every Day Was Overcast, includes photographs, handwritten notes and ... a soundtrack?

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Geography Doesn't Exist Anymore: An Interview with Scott McClanahan
Geography Doesn't Exist Anymore: An Interview with Scott McClanahan
By Eric Nelson
September 25, 2013

The author talks vulnerability, love and how long you can wear a pair of jeans without washing them.

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10 Books That Would’ve Won the Man Booker Under Its New Rules
10 Books That Would’ve Won the Man Booker Under Its New Rules
By Misha Grunbaum
September 24, 2013

Starting next year, the Man Booker Prize will be open to any work written in English & published in the U.K. — but what if it was that way for the last decade?

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The Political Economy of Zombies
The Political Economy of Zombies
By John Powers
September 17, 2013

Over the past few years, the zombie apocalypse has come to represent an alternative to neoliberalism — an ideology that admits no alternatives.

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn & Jon Benjamin
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn & Jon Benjamin
By Freddie Moore
September 16, 2013

The comedians discuss their inspiration and a musical they wrote called Rooms: The Musical.

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22 Out-of-Print J.D. Salinger Stories You Can Still Read Online [UPDATED]
22 Out-of-Print J.D. Salinger Stories You Can Still Read Online [UPDATED]
By Freddie Moore
September 06, 2013

Get your Salinger fix and some insight into his forthcoming books with these “lost” stories. UPDATE: The literary representative of Salinger's estate contacted us ...

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Wayne Koestenbaum at Greenlight Bookstore
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Wayne Koestenbaum at Greenlight Bookstore
By Kate Gavino
August 26, 2013

A series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A! This week, Wayne Koestenbaum discusses his new book, My 1980s and Other Essays.

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Book Sword: Marcel Proust, Dylan Thomas, Ian McEwan & More
Book Sword: Marcel Proust, Dylan Thomas, Ian McEwan & More
By Kate Gavino
August 22, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

 

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Strange Finds: “Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head & Other Drawings”
Strange Finds: “Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head & Other Drawings”
By jake goldman
August 20, 2013

A collection of absurd, irreverent one-panel cartoons reminiscent of The Far Side — but this book came first

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