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Author-Wikipedia pop quiz

“He was buried with his snooker cues, some very good Burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils, and a power saw.” Match the author with the Wiki bio.

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New Christensen

“Voice Lessons,” a short story by Kate Christensen, is being posted in installments at Five Chapters this week.

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Can it be your favorite book based on what other people tell you it says?

The Bible, according to a new poll, is Americans’ favorite book. Mm-hmm… How many, do you reckon, have actually read it? I mean, apart from John 3:16, a couple Psalms or Proverbs, and the obligatory doomsday prophecies of Revelation. On a related note, did you know that many Evangelicals think it’s heretical to read and appreciate the Bible as literature? . . .

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