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From the monthly archives: December 2011

Afternoon Bites: “Last Christmas,” Kevin Brockmeier, 2011 in Music, and more

On December 21, 2011 By Tobias Carroll

A year of favorites: Tobias’s Best Of Not-2011

On December 21, 2011 By Tobias Carroll

Morning Bites: Canceled to Death, The Hobbit, Helen DeWitt, gospel records, Paul Murray, and more

On December 21, 2011 By Jason Diamond

Afternoon Bites: Helen DeWitt, “The Chairs Are Where The People Go,” Ben Marcus, and more

On December 20, 2011 By Tobias Carroll

Chuck Berry’s Kids: The many covers of “Memphis, Tennessee”

On December 20, 2011 By Jason Diamond

Morning Bites: Billy Bragg’s birthday, George RR Martin, Jungle Book jams, Dalton Trumbo’s credit, and more

On December 20, 2011 By Jason Diamond

Afternoon Bites: Writing Soundtracks, Sci-Fi Comics, Alex Shakar’s 2001, and more

On December 19, 2011 By Tobias Carroll

For the Village Voice, Jami Attenberg collects the 2011 writing soundtracks of authors, including Emily Gould, Ned Vizzini, and Justin Taylor.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on reading Middlemarch. Alex Shakar, author of Luminarium, looks back at his 2001. Warren Ellis on science fiction comics. Big Other collects best-of-2011 lists from a number of literary types, including one Vol.1 editor. Laura Hudson on webcomics and pixelation. Largehearted Boy collects recommended books from authors who showed up at WORD’s holiday open house last weekend.
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Vintage library postcard treasure trove

On December 19, 2011 By Jason Diamond

Posted by Jason Diamond

There’s a site dedicated to vintage library postcards that has been going strong since 2007, and I had absolutely no clue about it: Library Postcards.

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