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Where’s the national Junot Díaz Novel Publication Holiday campaign?

Doesn’t it seem like the angels and archangels and all the company of heaven should’ve joined together by now to proclaim that Junot Díaz’s first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, will be out this September? But no. It is winter, and so we trudge along with Oprah scandals, Dawkins’ rantings, and editor doocings. Oh, and of course, . . .

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In search of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh, the earliest classic of world literature, tells of a Babylonian king’s quest for immortality. But until scholars find all the tablet pieces, we won’t know the whole story.

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March Bookslut

The current issue of Bookslut includes interviews with Alison Bechdel and Scarlett Thomas.

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