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Ten Opening Paragraphs for a Review of Chelsea Fagan’s “I’m Only Here for the WiFi”
Arts journalism in 2013: opening a book review by disclosing that you’re an Internet friend of its author.
For Chelsea Fagan, the “..
Ten Opening Paragraphs for a Review of Jordan Castro’s New Books
“Readers who have been craving a comprehensive examination of the inner lives of pooping poets will not want to miss Jordan Castro’s n..
J.K. Rowling, Garrison Keillor, and the Battle for the Soul of Small-Town Life
I’ve been listening to the audiobook recording of J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy, but I had to take a break from it. In Rowling’s first..
Ten Opening Paragraphs for a Review of Mira Gonzalez’s “I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough to Make Us Beautiful Together”
“In the Victorian Era, sex was not thought to be enjoyable for women, who were famously advised to ‘lie back and think of the empire’ whil..
Ten Opening Paragraphs for a Review of Marie Calloway’s “What Purpose Did I Serve In Your Life”
“I’m a man. Does that make it impossible for me to review Marie Calloway’s What Purpose Did I Serve In Your Life, or does it make me t..
A Review of J.K. Rowling’s New Novel that Does Not Make Constant, Punny Comparisons to Harry Potter
The following are the 3 types of books I can’t resist:
1) Long, head-sized novels that take weeks to read and leave you missing the c..
Slutty Words of the English Language
Geode: You’re a mass-produced volcanic rock easily broken apart by children to reveal polished crystals, commonly sold in state park g..