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“A Loud Legacy: On Pat Loud's "Lance Out Loud"”
February 17th, 2013
“Go Read Jane Gardam: On "Last Friends"”
April 18th, 2013
“One Impressionistic Snapshot At A Time”
October 16th, 2012
“Outsider Theorist Paul Scheerbart”
January 2nd, 2013

“Heart of Stone: Keith Richards' "Life"”
May 5th, 2011
“Cinematic: Roger Ebert's "Life Itself"”
March 14th, 2012
“Allegories in an Emergency: Yann Martel's "Life of Pi"”
April 24th, 2013


“Eureka: Helen DeWitt's "Lightning Rods"”
November 21st, 2011

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