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June 12, 2007

WEDNESDAY: Rishi Reddi at Borders
By Sharon Steel

The lit buzz circulating around Brookline native RISHI REDDI reminds us of the hype that surrounded Jhumpa Lahiri back when The Interpreter of Maladies — a collection she began writing at Boston University’s Creative Writing program that went on to win the Pulitzer in 2000 — was published. Like Lahiri, Reddi uses her Indian background as a cultural setting.

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July 26, 2006

The Bible of Red Sox Gossip: Feeding the Monster
By Sharon Steel

"My argument was that if you really want a story that is going to portray the organization in all its fullness, then I need to be there to see all that."

Gay Talese should be proud of Vanity Fair writer (and former Phoenix contributor) Seth Mnookin for taking the hardcore New Journalism to Fenway Park.

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WEDNESDAY: Rishi Reddi at Borders
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The lit buzz circulating around Brookline native RISHI REDDI reminds us of the hype that surrounded...

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