February 2012
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2011 Vida Count of women in major publications is... →
…and the numbers are still staggering
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“Some ghosts were mute, and other ghosts murmured to keep themselves company....”
– Threats by Amelia Gray
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And on the topic of Dana-related shenanigans:
The new Walter Mosley ended up in the kids’ section due to an uncanny resemblance to the new John Green.
We swear we’re paying attention most of the time.
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For one brief moment Dana thought she’d discovered the long lost Mr. Men title: Mr. Vertigo…
Turns out it’s not this kind of book:
But this:
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Everywhere and Nowhere
I keep trying to read this while at the register and then getting interrupted, but I’m pretty sure it’s good.
lareviewofbooks:
ERIC BEEN on John Jeremiah Sullivan’s Pulphead and a conversation with Sullivan by MICHAEL GOETZMAN. Collage Illustration © Lisa Jane Persky
John Jeremiah Sullivan Pulphead: Essays Farrar, Straus and Giroux, October 2011. 369 pp. In the swirl of...
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Watchwordbrooklyn:
Best. Valentine’s. Video. Ever.
riverheadbooks:
Looks like the literary residents of LA’s Skylight Books are having a hard time resisting the passionate spirit of Valentine’s Day!
Lemony Snicket to Return in 4-Book Series -... →
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“…an in-your-face owning of one’s vulnerability and fucked-upness to the point of...”
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dodie bellamy, in the buddhist. a year and a half ago, when mike and i broke up, emily gave me i love dick. this breakup season, she gave me the buddhist. i cannot put this book down for obvious reasons. (via karaj)
PSA: I am there for you with the breakup books, especially if you are getting a...
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WatchA lovely video of Sophie Blackall, one of our favorite illustrators!
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