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  • A Cultural Oasis Inside a Bronx Bodega

    A Cultural Oasis Inside a Bronx Bodega

    The Bronx corner where all languages and people converge and a culture is passed from one generation of New Yorkers to the next
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    Electric Literature
    Jun 2
    New York City, Seen Through Its Bodegas

    New York City, Seen Through Its Bodegas

    This summer, ten authors will explore their changing neighborhoods for The Bodega Project
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    Electric Literature
    Jun 2
    The Future of Technology Is Freedom from Technology

    The Future of Technology Is Freedom from Technology

    Maum’s latest novel explores the complexity of modern human interaction
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    Heather Scott Partington
    Jun 2
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    Ted Wilson Reviews the World: Peter Piper

    Ted Wilson Reviews the World: Peter Piper

    ★★★☆☆ (3 out of 5)
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    Ted Wilson
    Jun 2
    Invisible But Not Estranged

    Invisible But Not Estranged

    Intimacy and detachment coexist in Yiyun Li’s memoir of languages, reading, and mental illness
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    Anna Hundert
    Jun 1
    Why All Poems Are Political

    Why All Poems Are Political

    Unregulated and innately radical, poetry is an urgent expression of freedom
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    Kathleen Ossip
    Jun 1
    A Story About the Loneliness of a Professional Escape Artist

    A Story About the Loneliness of a Professional Escape Artist

    “Miraculously, He Escapes” by Sean Adams
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    Recommended Reading
    May 31
    9 Stories About Exploring Extremes

    9 Stories About Exploring Extremes

    Adventures in hell, the high seas, and outer space from Mary Gaitskill, Mario Levrero, Jensen Beach, and more.
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    Recommended Reading
    May 30
    Books
    The Art of Looking into the Near Future

    The Art of Looking into the Near Future

    Talking with Courtney Maum about predicting trends, encroaching tech and romantic relationships in the age of AI
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    Vincent Scarpa
    Jun 1
    An Icelandic Publishing House Burns Books Under the Full Moon

    An Icelandic Publishing House Burns Books Under the Full Moon

    And other news from the literary world on May 31, 2017
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    Jackson Frons
    May 31
    The Power and Purpose of Gossip

    The Power and Purpose of Gossip

    Katherine Heiny on the busybodies and rumor-mongers who connect us all, plus the age-old question, can exes be friends?
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    Becca Schuh
    May 31
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