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SPOILER ALERT! Unanswered Developments
SPOILER ALERT! Unanswered Developments
By Sarah Bennett
June 03, 2013

​These loose ends from Arrested Development season 4 have left us feeling like a hot mess. 

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Who Wore It Best? Lucille 1 vs. Lucille 2
Who Wore It Best? Lucille 1 vs. Lucille 2
By Jake Flanagin
June 03, 2013

​We're not entirely sure anymore who is Lucille 1, and who has been relegated to Lucille 2 status, but both ladies are equally adventurous when it comes to sartorial choices.

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The Caine Prize’s Prehistories: Tope Folarin’s “Miracle”
The Caine Prize’s Prehistories: Tope Folarin’s “Miracle”
By Misha Grunbaum
May 31, 2013

The Caine Prize for African Writing is back and, as we did last year, we’ll be joining Aaron Bady’s community to discuss what makes the five finalists tick. This week’s entry comes from Nigeria: Tope Folarin’s simultaneously credulous and incredulous “Miracle.”

 

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Book Sword: Truman Capote, Saul Bellow, and S.E. Hinton
Book Sword: Truman Capote, Saul Bellow, and S.E. Hinton
By Kate Gavino
May 31, 2013

Everyone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?

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Pooh Is Just Pooh: Why Dissecting Children’s Books is Plain Old Mean
Pooh Is Just Pooh: Why Dissecting Children’s Books is Plain Old Mean
By Iona Holloway
May 31, 2013

In the spirit of ironically saving kid literature, here are five examples of when Pooh is just Pooh, but if Pooh and Crew were around today, who/what they would be doing (but not like that, because we’re kids, remember).

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The Kid Will Have His Say: Popular Kids' Books Reviewed by a Toddler
The Kid Will Have His Say: Popular Kids' Books Reviewed by a Toddler
By Sarah Bennett
May 31, 2013

This is my cousin Sasha, toddler and avid reader (or being-read-to-er). This is his review of the modern classic I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen. 

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Cookies, Dogs, & R.L. Stine: Overheard at Book Expo America
Cookies, Dogs, & R.L. Stine: Overheard at Book Expo America
By Kate Gavino
May 31, 2013

We eavesdropped on some choice tid-bits at BEA, and here they are, presented without comment.

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lisa Hanawalt at powerHouse Books
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lisa Hanawalt at powerHouse Books
By Emily Morris
May 30, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Lisa Hanawalt just likes animals a whole lot. 

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Dog Run Reviews, Part 8
Dog Run Reviews, Part 8
By Sarah Bennett
May 30, 2013

The city's dog runs, reviewed, one gravel pile at a time. This week: East River Park (downtown).

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Oh, Canada!: The Puffin Poop Incident
Oh, Canada!: The Puffin Poop Incident
By Sarah Bennett
May 30, 2013

​Politicians in American sling dirt, but never guano. In the 2008 Canadian election, the Conservatives did just that. 

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