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March Books
New works by Trussler, Adamson, Snider, and Friedman Accidental Animals Michael Trussler Hagios: Regina, 2007.There's an openness to Trussler's stanzas that's oddly relaxing—his speakers seem willing...
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September Books
New works by Venart and Stiles Woodshedding S.E. Venart Brick: London, 2007.If her work is any indication, S.E. Venart’s poems are made up of dispatches from a writing life that is underway with...
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October Books
New works by Bolaño, Lerch and Ohle The Romantic Dogs Roberto Bolaño New Directions Press: 2008Five years after his death, it’s hardly surprising that Roberto Bolaño’s name is becoming increasingly...
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November Books
New works by Stifter and Endicott Rock Crystal Adalbert Stifter Translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore New York Review of Books Classics, 2008.Rock Crystal, a 19th-century Austrian story now...
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January Books
New works by Gander, Dodds, Cole As a Friend Forrest Gander New Directions, 2008When a successful poet sets out to write a novel, the results can often be mixed. From E.E. Cummings to Al Purdy, major...
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February Books
New works by Romanik and Gass 10 Things to Ask Yourself in Warsaw and Other Stories Barbara Romanik Enfield & Wizenty, 2008Barbara Romanik’s short fiction rips along with streetwise verve,...
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March Books
New translations by Bolaño and Storm 2666 Roberto Bolaño Translated by Natasha Wimmer Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008The reception of 2666, Roberto Bolaño’s latest and last novel to be translated into...
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May Books
New work by Connolly, new release by Green Revolver Kevin Connolly House of Anansi Press, 2008It’s painful to admit, but poetry can be pretty predictable. This is especially true for Canadian poetry...
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June Books
New release by Bolano, new work by Fiorentino Nazi Literature in the Americas Roberto Bolano, New Directions, 2008Roberto Bolano’s Nazi Literature in the Americas operates on a principle expressed by...
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New works by Xiao and Carson The Cave Man Xiaoda Xiao Two Dollar Radio: Columbus, Ohio, 2009.For Ja Feng, the protagonist of Xiaoda Xiao's autobiographical novel The Cave Man, the physical hardships...
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New works by Krilanovich, Ball The Orange Eats Creeps Grace Krilanovich Two Dollar Radio, 2010.The minute you tell someone you’re reading a novel about teenage vampires these days, you’ve got a lot of...
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