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Chris Kraus on A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism by Peter Mountford

“It's Complicated”

February 13th, 2012
Nathan Deuel on The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

“Take It From a Soldier: On Kevin Powers's "Yellow Birds"”

November 11th, 2012
Sheila K. Johnson on Yokohama Yankee by Leslie Helm

“Oh, To Be Japanese!”

March 13th, 2013
William Giraldi on You & Me by Padgett Powell

“Waiting for Padgett”

August 1st, 2012
Woody Haut on You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up by Richard Hallas

“Snappy and Reckless”

July 28th, 2011
Pete L’Official on Glenn Ligon: AMERICA and Yourself in the World: Selected Writings and Interviews by Glenn Ligon and Glenn Ligon

“Words, Words, Words”

November 1st, 2011

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