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Book Review: Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai (Allison Markin Powell, translator)
A classic Japanese story centered on a day in the life of a teenage girl, sometimes hypocritical, sometimes sad but interesting.
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Book Review: In Leah's Wake by Terri Giuliano Long
You are a person of consequence. What is the choice you make? Who will live in its wake?
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13 Music Review: Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu - The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan: Piano Works
Concert pianist Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu brilliantly showcases piano works by enigmatic classical composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes.
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Book Review: Kafkaesque, Edited by John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly
Find masked villains, circus sideshows, cockroaches, giants, clones, sultry auto repair shop receptionists, and more in this homage to Kafka.
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Book Review: Ranger's Apprentice: The Lost Stories by John Flanagan
Fantastic collection for young people, combining a fast pace with good morals - and lots of fun and engagement.
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"The Markings of a Classic": Julian Barnes' The Sense Of An Ending and the Man Booker Prize
This year's Man Booker Prize winner has wowed the judges and is well on its way to becoming a modern classic!
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Book Review: Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion? by Johan Harstad
This is a lovely, delicately written novel about the many different ways to create meaning and leave footprints.
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18 Book Review: All Our Worldly Goods by Irene Némirovsky
Némirovsky's tale of a French family during the first half of the 19th century
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19 Book Review: We Wanted to Be Writers: Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop by Eric Olsen and Glenn Schaeffer
Some stellar alumni reflect on life at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
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The Cowardice of Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is one of the most talented travel writers out there. And that talent is wasted.
blogcritics lists for Feb 11, 2012
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