Still Hating on DraftKings [3 Books]
Rather than reinvent the ranting wheel (I don’t know what that is, but it sounds fun), I’m going to preface this preview of three new books with a couple of updates from last week’s post. First off, DraftKings. I spend way too much of my mental time hating all over this stupid company. I should just stop. ...
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Reading with Naja Marie Aidt & Valeria Luiselli
Join the folk at the Community Bookstore for a reading with authors Naja Marie Aidt and Valeria Luiselli. Where: Community Bookstore, 143 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY Free and open to the public. For more information, go ...
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We're Not Here to Disappear
Originally published in French in 2007, We’re Not Here to Disappear (On n’est pas là pour disparaître) won the Prix Wepler-Fondation La Poste and the Prix Pierre Simon Ethique et Réflexion. The work has been recently translated by Béatrice Mousli and comes out from Otis Books/Seismicity Editions next week. John ...
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"One of Us Is Sleeping" by Josefine Klougart [Short Teaser]
I started reading Martin Aitken’s translation from the Danish of Josefine Klougart’s One of Us Is Sleeping yesterday and came across this passage that I wanted to share. I know I need to post a more comprehensive overview of our forthcoming books—both for the winter and next spring—but for now, ...
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Fall for the Book Festival: Reading by Naja Marie Aidt
Author Naja Marie Aidt reads at the Fall for the Book Festival. Where: Johnson Center Meeting Room D, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA For more information, go ...
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Fall for the Book Festival: Translation Panel
Translation Panel with Jennifer Grotz, K. E. Semmel, Heather Green, and Jordan Stump at the Fall for the Book Festival. Where: Johnson Center Meeting Room D, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA For more information, go ...
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The Queen's Caprice
Even though the latest from Jean Echenoz is only a thin volume containing seven of what he calls “little literary objects,” it is packed with surprises. In these pieces, things happen below the surface, sometimes both literally and figuratively. As a result, his characters, as well as his readers, are faced with the ...
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