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New Chris Adrian

Bookmarked for myself and @hitsong: new Chris Adrian story, A Tiny Feast, at The New Yorker.

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The Smart Set: Lauren Cerand’s weekly events

The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled and posted by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30 pm, and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to Ms. Cerand at lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to . . .

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Mantel v. the Virgin

“Not a woman I liked, on the whole.” Hilary Mantel reviews Miri Rubin’s Mother of God, and contemplates the Virgin Mary.

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The readings from new work trivia quiz

Fellow Poe fan A.N. Devers won the trivia quiz I handed out at last week’s Readings from New Work event. (Actually, she tied with Joseph Clarke, but I disqualified him because he’s my brother-in-law. He says he guessed on every answer and hopes his triumph bodes well for the architect exam.) For fun, the questions:   1. Which writer’s first . . .

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