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OMFG Tolstoy!

OMFG Tolstoy!
Can we just say that we're 100 pages into Anna Karenina , and now we're FINALLY fully able to vet Janet Malcolm's joke about Gossip Girl 's Nate Archibald, who she describes as "a kind of Vronsky manqué, with a grande-dame mother...
by Sharon Steel | May 19, 2008 | with no comments

More "Fine Lines": Why obsess over the NYTBR when you can obsess over 80's YA?

More "Fine Lines": Why obsess over the NYTBR when you can obsess over 80's YA?
Hell to the yes. "Fine Lines," the newish Friday feature at ultimate lady-blog Jezebel just keeps getting more and more delish. The past fortnight showcased two of our especial YA favorites: The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger and Elizabeth...
by Importer | Feb 26, 2008 | with 4 comment(s)

Anne Enright Divides Us

Anne Enright Divides Us
Courtesy of The New Yorker An interesting little literary roundtable of sorts happened in our corner of the Phoenix HQ today. We were discussing our fondness for a story in The New Yorker 's winter fiction issue by Anne Enright, called " Natalie...
by Sharon Steel | Jan 10, 2008 | with no comments

826 to open its doors in Roxbury this summer

826 to open its doors in Roxbury this summer
From the inbox: Dear friends of 826 Boston: First, we apologize for being out of touch. We've been very busy this spring putting together all the nuts and bolts of the organization. We cannot wait to open our doors to the Boston community this summer...
by Sharon Steel | May 17, 2007 | with no comments

A Year in Books, Part I

A Year in Books, Part I
Word Up had a bit of trouble coming up with a favorites list for 2006. As much as we love us some literature up in this blog piece, it's not as though we're only consuming new, contemporary fiction. There's always new-to-us classics to discover...
by Sharon Steel | Dec 29, 2006 | with no comments

See you next year, NANOWRIMO

See you next year, NANOWRIMO
A few things to note: 1. It's officially December, which means the 2006 National Novel Writing Month bonanza is dunzo. And we'd like to know: did any of you participate? Does anyone get something worthwhile out of this thing? Is it just bullshit...
by Sharon Steel | Dec 01, 2006 | with 2 comment(s)

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