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Debarking by Lorrie Moore

“All his tin-penny miseries and chicken shit joys would lead him once again to Sparky’s.” Ira has...

Best of 2011, Part 3: Dennis Haritou

With respect to Johnny’s sleepers concept, I’d rather name my choices after the espressos that I can no longer have. I’ll call them doppios.…

There But For The by Ali Smith

The wordplay in Ali Smith’s new novel reminded me of Shakespeare crossed with Ira Gershwin. It’s verbal vaudeville put to the service of a nervy, upper educational caste British novel.…
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