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The Platform directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
“This isn’t a good place for someone who likes books,” Gorent, the main character of the movie The Platform, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, is told over and over after waking up in a uniquely structured prison that allows two prisoners… Read More ›
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The Way of the Laser Pre-order
Vernacular Books is proud to announce The Way of the Laser is now available for pre-order! Featuring 18 stories of futuristic fiction from Julie C. Day, Patrice Sarath, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Paul Jessup, Natania Barron, Jennifer Brozek, Katie Cord, Jamie… Read More ›
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Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #31
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Nazis Were Never This Clever, Al Pacino Always Was
I enjoyed the much-hyped series on Amazon Prime, starring Al Pacino as a sort of Jewish Professor X leading a team of experts and super soldiers on a path of revenge: Nazis have infiltrated America, and they have escaped justice… Read More ›
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Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #30
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Performative Empathy: Ari Aster’s Midsommar
In Ari Aster’s nightmarish Midsommar, a group of graduate students travel to a remote Swedish community to study its unique religious beliefs. Eager to escape the tragedy of her parent’s murder/suicide perpetrated by her sister, Dani (Florence Pugh) asks her… Read More ›
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The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa and the end of the world
I finished this odd, sad, magical book just a day before the reality of Covid-19 struck, and when I went to return the book to the library, the library was closed for precaution. It is perhaps not the best book… Read More ›
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Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #29
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Interview: Barb Goffman, editor of Crime Travel
by Alison McMahan Barb Goffman is the powerhouse editor behind Crime Travel (Wildside Press, December 2019), an anthology of fifteen mystery stories that all involve traveling back and forth through time. Goffman is a former newspaper reporter, a veteran editor of the Chesapeake… Read More ›
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The Way of the Laser Pre-order
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Nazis Were Never This Clever, Al Pacino Always Was
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The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa and the end of the world
March 16, 2020
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Archetypes and Prophecy in The Burning White by Brent Weeks
February 21, 2020