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This Week’s Reading, 06.05.12

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

This week: Ion Barladeanu, Rabelais’ cyclops, book carvings and more.

Drawings from François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel

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A Virtual Pleasure: Book Reviews for New Writers

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Let’s talk about book reviews. Book reviews for new writers, in particular. (more…)

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This Week’s Reading, 29.4.12

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

This week: Robert Crumb, Ezra Pound, orgies in space and more. (more…)

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This Week’s Reading, 22.4.12

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

After a week’s hiatus to deal with the headcrushing chaos of London Book Fair, TWR returns. This week: Kool Keith, post traumatic stress disorder, book spine poetry and Les Fleurs du mal illustrations.

'L'Homme en gloire dans la Paix' by Jean Lurçat (1958)

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The Vorrh

Monday, April 16th, 2012

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Welcome to the surreal world of The Vorrh. (more…)

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Amazon and Freedom

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

I’ve been reading about disgruntled publishers pulling out of dealing with Amazon for months now. Upset over the percentage that Amazon is demanding. It’s head-scratching stuff.

Let’s get this out the way first: Amazon is a giant in the world of e-commerce. No, let me rephrase that, Amazon is the giant. The majority of online buyers that I know go to Amazon. They have no need for Joe Bloggs Publishing, no need to care. All Amazon wants is to continue making massive profits. Which is fair enough. For anyone who has worked in the corporate world, this comes as no surprise. (more…)

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This Week’s Reading, 8.4.12

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

This week: Austin Osman Spare, edible and smokable books, author portraits from Carl Kohler and more.

BAR 2, by Jordan Eagles (detail)

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This Week’s Reading, 1.4.12

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

This week’s motley links round-up:

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This Week’s Reading, 25.3.12

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Things that cornered our addled, easily distracted minds this week:

Tab. CXI (Strange Babies), by Albertus Seba

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The Golden Age of Short Fiction

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

All writers, whether they be poets, short fiction authors, or novelists, have had enormous influences on their writing. For me those influences range from Dostoyevsky to Fitzgerald, from Pablo Neruda to Bob Dylan. Sometimes a poet can have an influence on my fiction, and sometimes a novelist can have an influence on my short fiction. But for many years there has been something else, something extraordinary, something you don’t have to buy, something that is right there all of the time like a 24-hour a day classroom that is always at your disposal. (more…)

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