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I never read Push when everyone else did, but in preparation for Sapphire’s KCRW event with Michael Silverblatt, I’m reading it now (back-to-back with her new release, The Kid). Jesus. When I watched Precious, there were moments when I had to (…)
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Last Wednesday night I went to the Hammer to see Karen Russell and Salvatore Scibona. I got a seat in the front row, and pre-show, was eavesdropping on a conversation that Aimee Bender (seated behind me) was having with another (…)
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People often ask me if I like Michael Silverblatt. I used to respond, “I hate him.” Everyone who knows me will understand this response, will not assume that it means I’ve met Michael Silverblatt, or had any personal interaction with (…)
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Lord of Misrule, Jaimy Gordon As I mentioned, I’m going to attempt a super slow, close read of the National Book Award winner, mostly because I want to love Jaimy Gordon as much as Silverblatt does. I want to love her (…)
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Recommended by Jinny at Book Soup: How to Read The Air, Dinaw Mengestu. Purchased at Book Soup. Because I’m making a conscious effort to read LA writers (and because, after reading the finalists for the National Book Award in Fiction (…)
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