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Nabokov papers go public

According to Russ Kick, containers of Nabokov’s papers at the Library of Congress go public 6/23, when restrictions expire.

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Searching for Pynchon

Robert Goolrick’s quest to find Thomas Pynchon for a story ended in 1978. And then someone claiming to be a private investigator called with an address…

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Love & impulsivity

Cristina Nehring, whose A Vindication of Love I’m reading, once couldn’t find the toilet in her French fiance’s bathroom, used the sink, and broke it off the wall.

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