>The Squid and the Whale

>I’m not a movie person. When I rent or buy a DVD, inevitably I can’t sit through the whole thing without either giving up…

>All Right

>Twice in the last hour, in two separate publications (one a newish but respected literary journal, the other a new story collection by a…

>The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space

>by Douglas Trevor This stunning collection of stories won the Iowa Short Fiction Prize in 2005. (This year’s winner is Jim Tomlinson. Congratulations, Jim,…

>Identity Theory

>There’s some new stuff to read at IdentityTheory.com, including an interview with Chip Kidd.

>Rob Spillman in The Huffington Post

>The Huffington Post? Well, sure, why not. Check out Rob Spillman’s column on books. One item that caught my eye in particular was the…

>Utne Independent Press Awards

>Winners of the 2005 Utne Independent Press Awards have been announced, including, for Best Writing, Oxford American. Not surprised—it’s a fine magazine. Thanks to…

>Shenandoah–Fall and Winter 2005

> The Winter 2005 issue of Shenandoah (Vol. 55 No. 3) arrived shortly before Christmas. Cover artwork is again by Julie Speed, who also…

>Hannah and the Mountain

>My review of Hannah and the Mountain by Jonathan Johnson is up at MoorishGirl.com

>Novel

>By George Singleton Singleton’s comic stories seem to be everywhere, and I guess in a short form they are tolerable. Stretch that out into…

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