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Literature As Answer Key/Time Machine/Alternate Reality
A consideration of the ways in which literature transports us...
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July 2024

First Impressions of the Best Books...
In which we consider The New York Times list of the "Best Books of the 21st Century"
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April 2024

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...
In which I share a story from my memoir.
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March 2024

National Book Award 2012!
In which we look at the five books shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction
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January 2024

Still Chugging Along...
In which I give an update on my National Book Award reading project, among other things...
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October 2023

Surprises and Disappointments...
In which I discuss my thoughts on my National Book Award reading project, hyped fiction, and how life can get in the way of one's reading.
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2023 NBA Longlist, Reviewed - Part Three
In which we discuss the last four books on the National Book Award - Fiction longlist
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2023 NBA Longlist, Reviewed - Part Two
In which we take a look at three more of the NBA longlisted books and see what all of the fuss is about...
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September 2023

2023 NBA Longlist, Reviewed - Part One
In which we take a look at the first three books on the NBA Fiction longlist…
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What Is Going On, National Book Award?!
In which I offer my quick, tipsy thoughts on what is going on with this longlist.
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A Spiral (or A Consideration of the Truth VS. Storytelling)
In which I make a really convoluted and vague post about things I'm currently considering relating to fiction and also life...
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August 2023

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