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March 9, 2006

>Orange Prize for Fiction 2006

>The Long List for the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction has been announced. The short list will be announced on April 26. It looks…
March 6, 2006

>Pinball Lizard

>Um, I mean, Wizard. When I was in college, I was addicted to pinball. And it had nothing to do with Tommy—I didn’t even…
March 6, 2006

>North

>By Frederick Busch I wanted to like this book. Busch has been a favorite of mine for a long time, as I noted last…
March 3, 2006

>Pop Matters

>Lots (and lots) of book reviews and other browse-worthy stuff at Pop Matters.
March 1, 2006

>Happy Birthday Peace Corps!

>Today (3/1/2006) is the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Peace Corps by President John F. Kennedy. More than 180,000 volunteers have served…
February 27, 2006

>Overwhelming

>The Virginia Festival of the Book begins in three weeks (it runs March 22-26). I just browsed through the program listing for the first…
February 27, 2006

>Frederick Busch

>The news that Frederick Busch has died is sad. He has been for several years one of my favorite writers. The Night Inspector, in…
February 26, 2006

>Stupid White People

>I knew White Supremacists existed, I just didn’t realize how well-organized they were. And we’re not talking KKK or John Birchers here, who are…
February 25, 2006

>Or Storyglossia?

>This is a link I’m stealing from Katrina Denza. It’s definitely worth spending some time browsing both the website and the weblog at Storyglossia.
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