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Anniversaries Readalong: January 8 – 14, 1968

January 5, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering January 8 – 14, 1968.

The Best Books I’ve Read This Decade

December 31, 2019

On the last day of the 2010s, I want to look back and see what books shaped my decade.

Jamil Jan Kochai: “Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain”

December 30, 2019

The New Yorker’s fiction section starts the new year off with Jamil Jan Kochai’s “Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.”

Anniversaries Readalong: January 1 – 7, 1968

December 29, 2019

Here is the first post of 1968! Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering January 1 – 7, 1968.

John Jeremiah Sullivan: Mother Nut

December 24, 2019

This week on The New Yorker‘s website, they have posted a novella by John Jeremiah Sullivan, “Mother Nut.” I plan to read it and hope you’ll let me know your thoughts!

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