So I’d like to append yesterday’s post with a brief statement of intent. This blog is not a book review blog. I’m actually veering into review territory elsewhere on the internet, but Reading in LA will remain a personal narrative (…)
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By this point, if you aren’t ready to stab yourself with a poisoned letter opener if you see one more Year’s Best Books roundup…you’re probably not me. But it’s tradition, so. Vol. 1 Brooklyn’s list is pretty interesting (mad kudos (…)
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