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General discussion of literary topics.
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New Vampire Book: Wicked Games
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[link] In recent decades, Vampires have been portrayed as beautiful, charismatic and captivating; to the extent that they have become iconic symbols in modern day pop culture. Is it so alluring walking the face of the earth for eternity? Drinking blood to convert others to the same end-destination and thereby sustaining yourself?... more »
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How To Spot A Scribbler With Nothing To Say
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Any English major or lawyer will tell you this guy has nothing to say: ~~~~~~~~~~~ "base their conclusions on poor analyses of data and misinterpretations of technical material." . . . "A careful examination of the facts . . ." . . . " . . . are based on anecdotal information, vague references and ignorance . . ."... more »
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Is This literary history?
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(The Chronicle of Higher Education) - Harvard University Press's major new tome, "A New Literary History of America" (Amazon.com: [link] ), is getting significant publicity—both praise and controversy. Edited by the Harvard scholars Greil Marcus and Werner Sollors, with its own Web site - [link] - and a... more »
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The Trouble with "New York Books"
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Hello there; Fellow Americans, lady Americans, this is Jeffrey Rubard and today I would like to talk to you about a problem of middling size in the American publishing industry, my authorship of *scores* (precisely) of books under pseudonyms/*noms de plume*. A partial list, stretching back to *1995*:... more »
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Literary Hoaxes
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(HuntingtonNews.net) - As the recent Colorado "Balloon Boy" staged-for-media event demonstrates, there must be a hoax gene lurking in many people, awaiting only the proper time to be unleashed. Melissa Katsoulis provides a very good sampling of hoaxes by writers in her "Literary Hoaxes: An Eye-Opening History... more »
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*Kindle Devices Are Proliferating And Book Reading Is Apparently Increasing
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*Sony's device differs from the Kindle, and they are apparently software incompatible too Not that there aren't unsolved problems, such as the apparent ripping- off of Amazon (including publishers, authors), while this article SEEMS fairly upbeat about the electronic future of "linear," Dr McLuhan, whom predicted otherwise, didn't he?... more »
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Your Favorite Quotations, Aphorisms, Witticisms, or Jokes?
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Do you have a few quotations, aphorisms, maxims, witticisms, or even jokes that help you get along in life? If so, I would very much like to learn of them, whether they are few or many. Please do share them with us: they might enrich our lives just as much as they have enriched yours. Of course, not all wisdom can be conveyed in one of those elegant... more »
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