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Last night we were fortunate to host one of the very, very few events author Doug Dorst is doing to promote his new novel, S. In addition to reading reviews of Ship of Theseus, the book-within-the book that comprises the body of S., and an excerpt of Theseus itself, he discussed the collaborative process that went into making S., … Continue reading An Evening with V. M. Straka. We Mean – Doug Dorst
We're long time fans of the fiction of Austinite Doug Dorst, whose most recent short story collection The Surf Guru, received attention in the New York Times when it was first published: "...the stories speak to an important literary pursuit: that of pushing limits, of embracing challenge..." How prescient the Times turned out to be. Dorst's latest novel, S., a collaboration … Continue reading Statesman Selects: S. by Doug Dorst
~post by Julie Yesterday we received our first shipment of S., the new novel from J. J. Abrams and Austinite Doug Dorst. Today I actually opened up a copy. Holy pajamas. This is quite a book. So okay, let's start with looks, because the experience of reading this book has almost everything to do with … Continue reading S. Is Here. And It’s Completely Unexpected.
Master Bookseller Brian reviews Slavenka Drakulic's book, S.: A Novel About the Balkans. ~ We’ve all seen the Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic in the news lately. Some, or most of us, have silently cheered as one of the monsters of our time is brought to justice. While we know that even if Mladic … Continue reading Some Stories Just Need to Be Told: A Review of ‘S.’
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