General Reading and Literature

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1. Making It So, Patrick Stewart's Memoir

   By Helene, December 29, 2023
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2. RIP Janet Malcolm

   By Helene, June 17, 2021
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   • June 21, 2021

3. Item from The Onion on similes

   By dirac, August 14, 2006
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4. Angelica Garnett, RIP

   By dirac, July 2, 2012
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5. 'The Strange Case of Edward Gorey'

   By dirac, February 27, 2011
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6. Swedish writer Marianne Fredriksson

   By Pamela Moberg, September 23, 2010
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7. Francisco Ayala, RIP

   By dirac, November 6, 2009
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8. The Samuel Johnson Prize

   By dirac, May 21, 2009
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9. John Mortimer, R.I.P.

   By dirac, January 17, 2009
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10. Ira Levin, R.I.P.

    By dirac, November 16, 2007
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11. 'Musicophilia'

    By dirac, October 23, 2007
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12. New poet laureate

    By dirac, August 2, 2007
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13. 'Against the Day' by Thomas Pynchon

    By dirac, October 28, 2006
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14. what people are reading

    By Alexandra, June 4, 2003
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15. Obituary For Stanislaw Lem

    By dirac, March 29, 2006
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16. Dalton Trumbo's centenary

    By dirac, December 8, 2005
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17. More recommendations for the summer

    By dirac, June 21, 2005
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18. Diane Johnson on Jane Austen

    By dirac, June 2, 2005
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19. Safire on the art of blurbing

    By dirac, May 3, 2005
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20. Is chick lit lit?

    By dirac, May 3, 2005
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21. Prince Charles & Camilla's wedding...

    By oberon, April 12, 2005
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    • April 12, 2005

22. No more plays from Pinter

    By dirac, March 1, 2005
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23. Jean Anouilh ballet librettos?

    By brbropus39, January 14, 2005
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24. Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945

    By Ed Waffle, August 30, 2004
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25. Book reviews

    By dirac, June 12, 2003
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