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12 Thanksgiving Recipes from Our Favorite Authors
12 Thanksgiving Recipes from Our Favorite Authors
By Freddie Moore
November 22, 2013

An entire Thanksgiving feast inspired by the writers who make us hungry.

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8 Authors Who Served
8 Authors Who Served
By Freddie Moore
November 11, 2013

We’re observing Veterans Day with stories of authors who served. Whether enlisting or volunteering, we’re paying tribute to them all.

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What Nick Flynn & Emily Carter Roiphe Miss Most About New York City
What Nick Flynn & Emily Carter Roiphe Miss Most About New York City
By Freddie Moore
November 07, 2013

The two writers speak about loving and leaving New York City at a Greenlight Bookstore event for the anthology Goodbye to All That.

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3 Spooky Writing Tips from a Cemetery Workshop
3 Spooky Writing Tips from a Cemetery Workshop
By Freddie Moore
October 31, 2013

Graveyards are where everyone’s story ends. “It’s the ultimate story,” Hannah Tinti tells students. “Birth to death: That’s all of our life stories."

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Matt Zoller Seitz at The Strand
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Matt Zoller Seitz at The Strand
By Michelle King
October 15, 2013

Matt Zoller Seitz, Richard Brody and Lisa Rosman discuss The Wes Anderson Collection, Seitz’s intimate look at the work of the critically acclaimed director.

 
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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Jhumpa Lahiri at St. Joseph’s College
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Jhumpa Lahiri at St. Joseph’s College
By Freddie Moore
October 10, 2013

Jhumpa Lahiri discusses the inspiration for her new novel, The Lowland, her family’s politics and the mystery of her parents’ lives in India.

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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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Bastards of Old: Seeing The Replacements at Last
Bastards of Old: Seeing The Replacements at Last
By Sarah Bennett
October 04, 2013

When The Replacements last played outdoors in Chicago, they broke up. When I saw them play recently at Riot Fest, I narrowly avoided a breakdown.

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The Notting Hill Carnival: Europe’s Biggest Street Party
The Notting Hill Carnival: Europe’s Biggest Street Party
By Patrick Kilkelly
September 30, 2013

Being right in the middle of a million people, dozens of sound systems, costumed parades and water guns full of rum.

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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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