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Tag Archives: Our Tragic Universe
Best book jackets of 2010
Just as with pinpointing why a certain title is wonderful, it is difficult to say exactly what makes a book jacket great. I know that I am drawn to bright, graphic cover designs that feature art rather than people—although I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, Adam Ross, As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth, best book jackets of 2010, Brocke Clark, Chris Binchy, David Mitchell, Exley, Five Days Apart, Freedom, Gary Shteyngart, Gold Boy Emerald Girl, Helen Grant, Jonathan Franzen, Julie Klam, Justin Cronin, Kelly Corrigan, Lift, Lynne Rae Perkins, Mr. Peanut, Our Tragic Universe, Paul Murray, Sarah Silverman, Scarlett Thomas, Skippy Dies, Super Sad True Love Story, The Bedwetter, The Passage, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden, Yiyun Li, You Had Me at Woof
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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Our Tragic Universe’
Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas HMH • $19.95 • September 1, 2010 I have been eager to read Scarlett Thomas’ latest since I first heard about it back in March. As predicted, it’s another book full of big ideas. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 releases, Our Tragic Universe, Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas, Scarlett Thomas
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Scarlett September
There are plenty of big-name author releases I’m looking forward to this fall (Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, to name one). But a lesser-known British writer, Scarlett Thomas, is also up near the top of that list. Her inventive The End of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 releases, British fiction, fiction, HMH, Our Tragic Universe, Scarlett Thomas, science
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