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Original Essays | April 26, 2012

Florence Williams: IMG Breasts



When I set out to write a book about the natural history of breasts, I knew I'd have to answer some awkward questions about my book topic. At a... Continue »
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Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
Maps and Legends

beggarmagik, April 24, 2008

This what I imagine dinner conversation with Michael Chabon might be like. He's brilliant, and speaking of entertaining... well, he does.
It's a book to savor, rereading the prose, the descriptive details, the clarification of genres, nurse romances- and not only can I see, but I can smell the basement he describes..
A simply brilliant command of language, of metaphor.
Fun to read, thought-provoking, inspirational.
He supports programs for young writers, thank you!!!!
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