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The Familiar, Volume 1 by Mark Danielewski "The Familiar is an 880-word first volume to a 27 book series in which Danielewski challenges the capital N Novel and our minds (and puny nerd arms) with this insane and ambitious project. The Familiar: Volume 1, chronicles nine lives, each speaking in very different voices (and fonts). … Continue reading Claire’s Top 5 Picks of 2015
My Bliss, by Bonnie Jo Campbell, explores marriage. Or, marrying things and not marrying things. It is a short short story, and very strange. Here's a line: "How foolish, my marrying the truck, the shovel, the hair, the hope, the broom, the mail—oh, waiting and waiting for the mail to come!" From Pank. From LitHub, Eileen Myles in … Continue reading weekend reading
There are tons of great books coming out this fall. We've rounded up a preliminary list of what we've read and loved, what we can't wait to read, and what we're excited to share with you over the coming months. It's a big season, y'all. Start making your TBR lists now. All books mentioned in … Continue reading BookPeople Fall 2015 Book Preview
Our fall events calendar is jam packed with incredible authors. We wish we could fit them all in one blog post....but holy pajamas, we have a LOT of events happening from September to December. We've highlighted as many as possible for one blog post, but know that we still have some big surprises left to announce. These … Continue reading Fall 2015 Author Events
~Post by Julie W. It just so happens that I'm in the midst of a Mary Karr summer. Two nights ago I read the last page of Lit, and before that I swallowed Cherry whole. (Liar's Club still awaits; yes, I read them out of order, but hey, we had a discount copy of Cherry … Continue reading Right Here in the Middle of this Mary Karr Summer
Mary Karr, best-selling author of Liar's Club and Cherry will be in-store tonight (Nov. 12th) at 7 PM to discuss and sign copies of her new memoir Lit.
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