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Authors tote their wares to area bookstores

Road shows
A new story collection from Dan Chaon and new novels from Heidi Julavits and Adam Johnson are just some of the delights in store for Boston lit nerds.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | December 30, 2011

Photos: 'My Last Supper: The Next Course'

Melanie Dunea's, My Last Supper: The Next Course | Reading at the Harvard Bookstore, November 16th, 7pm.
Melanie Dunea's portraits of David Chang, Masaharu Morimoto, Marco Pierre White, and more.
By MELANIE DUNEA | November 16, 2011

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Eli Pariser is interviewed by Ethan Zuckerman about his new book

Eli Pariser talks about The Filter Bubble

News feeding
When he was executive director of the progressive advocacy organization Move On, Eli Pariser had the chance to meet lots of fellow liberals. But he had fewer conservative friends, and he worried he was missing out on their perspectives on political and social issues.
By ETHAN ZUCKERMAN | May 26, 2011

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Chris Adrian's tragic enchantments

Magic night
Chris Adrian's novels puff you full of delight, then rip your heart out. Adrian's a sadist, maybe. Or maybe he's got the biggest heart of any living writer, so big that it can hold the sweetest thoughts alongside shame and also death — real death, in all its devastation and splendor.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | May 10, 2011

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Life during wartime

NGO big or go home
In Fallujah, Marine Captain Rye Barcott got good at separating the two parts of his soul.
By S.I. ROSENBAUM | April 06, 2011

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Vowell's America

How Hawaii became "American"
How Hawaii became "American"
By AMY FINCH | March 24, 2011

Authors talking: Spring readings in Boston

By ear
America’s best young novelist, Britain’s most popular mystery writer, a bearded indie rocker, and a dead master populate this spring’s mandatory literary events.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | March 17, 2011

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Interview: Christian Lander

Beyond the pale
With his first book, Stuff White People Like , and his blog of the same name, Christian Lander poked savage fun at the urban bourgeoisie. He hit a nerve and the bestseller list; it all culminated in an appearance on Conan .
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | January 18, 2011

Interview: Harold McGee

Dr. Food
Before Alton Brown had even opened a culinary-school brochure, Harold McGee had written On Food and Cooking .
By LINDSAY CRUDELE | December 01, 2010

Why Bookstores?

As the recession claims more and more big chain stores, independent booksellers become hot commodities
Boston is pocked by vacant storefronts. Businesses don't sell in this economy; they just disappear. But there is one exception: of all things, bookstores are selling like proverbial hotcakes.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | November 23, 2010

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Fall Books Preview: Getting booked

Readings, festivals, and other seasonal literary events
Two Sedarises, two New Yorker favorites, and a famous neurologist are among the highlights of this fall’s book events.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | September 14, 2010

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