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Reading in the Dark
PICTURE ME: seven years old, curled shell-like around a book, oblivious to anything beyond the borders of the page. For as long as I can remember, I have been unable to resist Continue reading
America's Finest Environmental Magazine
PICTURE ME: seven years old, curled shell-like around a book, oblivious to anything beyond the borders of the page. For as long as I can remember, I have been unable to resist Continue reading
From Secret Life by The Ellsworth and Jeff VanderMeer. Images courtesy of Drawn & Quarterly. Read a short introduction to this book by writer and critic Alex Dueben. Continue reading
People from My Neighborhood Hiromi Kawakami Soft Skull Press I LOVE MINIATURES, the way big ideas are shrunk to digestible bits and dollhouse-size designs, where everything is there—just smaller. In Continue reading
On the trail of the real in The Long Goodbye. Continue reading
Gordo by Jaime Cortez Black Cat Every sentence in this collection balances gymnastically, expertly on the thin blade of hilarity and mourning, happiness and despair. Cortez’s recurring character, Gordo, Continue reading