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February 3, 2012
Dyer on Unusual Histories 0
by C. Max Magee
Ahead of the forthcoming release of Zona, Geoff Dyer rounds up five unusual histories for The Browser.
February 3, 2012
My Twins: On First Children and First Novels 1
by Ramona Ausubel
I just had twins. One of them is human — fingers and toes, eyes and ears. The other is a hardcover — 346 pages long, eight years in the making — my first novel. These are very different creatures, yet they were both made somewhere inside me, gestating over months or years.
February 3, 2012
The Story Behind the Letter 0
by C. Max Magee
Letters of Note posted an incredible letter from a former slave, and Kottke rounded up some more info he and others uncovered about the letter writer.
February 3, 2012
Touré Calls The Help Loathsome 0
by C. Max Magee
Touré says watching The Help was like visual waterboarding.
February 3, 2012
The Working World 0
by C. Max Magee
The media world is abuzz about a former Harper’s Bazaar intern suing parent company Hearst for allegedly violating labor laws for not paying her (With reactions ranging from “She’ll never work in this town again.” to “Good for her. It’s about time!”). At least she didn’t get sucked into HuffPo’s aggregation turbine.
February 3, 2012
Dashboard? More Like Bookshelf: Your Guide to Literary Tumblrs 34
by Nick Moran
About two months ago, The Millions joined the Tumblr community. The platform is perfectly suited for dynamic storytelling, and as a direct result, it is home to some of the friendliest book lovers around.