Posts Tagged “new york times review of books”

Small town murder weekend

by Morgan on March 20, 2011

It’s Sunday morning. I’d planned to wake up early, head to Fix for a coffee, and then go down to Sunset to watch some of the marathon. But it was pouring rain and freezing when I woke up at 7:30. (…)

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Andre Dubus III/Joshua Foer/David Ulin

by Morgan on March 16, 2011

I went to Book Soup to hear Andre Dubus III read from Townie last night. Stay tuned for a recap of the evening (link to come), but I’ll preface by saying that Dubus is seriously pleasant. In all honesty, I (…)

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Back to the book

by Morgan on January 3, 2011

In that great New Yearsy tradition of painstakingly reevaluating one’s time and self-management, I have an addendum to yesterday’s post about expression and intent. While searching for interesting responses to the New York Times Review of Books’ feature, Why Criticism Matters, (…)

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Criticism

by Morgan on January 3, 2011

In attempting to wrest from my consciousness a clear vision for this blog, I keep coming back to the problem of Criticism. Namely, should I Review or review the books I read? Can I Review and still drop the F-bomb? (…)

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