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HARDCOVER FICTION Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon "With occasional excursions into the DeepWeb and out to Long Island, Thomas Pynchon, channeling his inner Jewish mother, brings us a historical romance of New York in the early days of the internet, not that distant in calendar time but galactically remote from where we've journeyed to since." … Continue reading New Releases 9/17
The Austin Public Library Friends Foundation and the Mayor's Office are bringing National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward to Austin. Her novel Salvage the Bones is this year's Mayor's Book Club Selection. This Saturday, March 31st at 1pm Mayor Leffingwell will introduce Ward at the Faulk Central Library, where she will read from her novel, … Continue reading The Mayor’s Book Club Hosts National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward
~Post by Brian C. There’s this saying, “Mississippi, first in Literature, last in literacy”. It’s an odd saying, and while the second part is full of old style, anti-Southern resentment and bigotry, the first part is perplexing to many. How could one of the poorest, sparsest states in the union, almost known for reluctance to … Continue reading Mississippi, First in Literature Once Again
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