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Madel’s Book Club
Madeleine Rae decided to peruse the library stacks for something good to read (she isn’t too pleased with her English class). She brings home Cormac McCarthy’s The Crossing. Talk about dialing up your...
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Russo on Rose
Richard Russo appeared on Charlie Rose last week. Damn. That’s pretty good for a literary author. While Charlie Rose isn’t Letterman (I keep hoping McNally will make it on), it is a big deal for a...
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New Yorker Cartoon Editor
I watch a lot of Google sponsored events. I’m shocked by how bad these smart presenters present information. It’s almost like none of them have watched Larry Lessig or have paid attention to Seth...
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Munching on Media
I finished reading Amy Knox Brown’s Three Versions of the Truth. One of my favorite short story collections. Amy’s collection gave me compelling perspectives of characters I loved and cared about. She...
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Writer Jon Hassler Died
When I was an undergrad, abusing my writing teacher (Richard Russo) with a depressing 28pg short story with verb tense shifts that made him weep, he said I needed to warm up. Go read some Hassler. I...
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Russo Talk in Dowagiac
On Wednesday, Richard Russo gave a talk at The Dogwood Festival in Dowagiac, Michigan. Never heard of Dowagiac? Go ahead, google the city. Yeah, it’s in the middle of nowhere. The town looks like it is...
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2010 Christmas Books
For the last several years, we get the kids books for Christmas. Robinson suggested we track the kids’ book gifts, so here is the list: Darkly Dreaming Dexter Our Man in Havana Lacuna Native Son Tree...
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