It looks like this year I’m going to have to start reading more nonfiction. Most of the new releases attracting my attention are essays, biographies, and science books. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot recounts the life and history of a woman whose cancer cells never died. They were collected, reproduced, and […]
Jacob Schraer
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Literary Mix Tape
Last night a drunkenly respectful crowd gathered at Valentine’s for the inaugural night of the Literary Mix Tape series. The three readers, Matthew Korfhage, Eric Bader, and Pete Swanson, treated us to letters, poems, short stories, and excerpts for a breezy hour and a half of bookish stimulation. Matthew Korfhage started out the night with […]
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Book News
Be sure and buy two copies!Apparently some publishers aren’t worried about losing money these days. Janet Evanovich and Stephanie Meyer’s blockbuster series are being translated into graphic novel form, and the print runs are staggeringly high, for the medium. But that’s good news for local publisher Dark Horse, and local artist Joelle Jones, who’s illustrating […]