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MICHAEL LEWIS AT CITY ARTS & LECTURES: redemption for the shallow preppy

MICHAEL LEWIS AT CITY ARTS & LECTURES: redemption for the shallow preppy

March 11, 2012
Evelyn Manangan
Event Review, I WOULD SAY, Overheard, REVIEWS

When Michael Lewis was twenty-seven years old he gave up a career on Wall Street to earn a tiny fraction of his future salary to…

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AT LAST BY EDWARD ST. AUBYN: (your mother's) death is the beginning

AT LAST BY EDWARD ST. AUBYN: (your mother’s) death is the beginning

March 1, 2012
Evan Karp
Book Review, I WOULD SAY, Passage(s), REVIEWS

I had not read any of the preceding novels about the Melrose family, but Edward St. Aubyn‘s At Last (the fifth and final book in the series)…

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ERICKA LUTZ: the edge of maybe

ERICKA LUTZ: the edge of maybe

February 27, 2012
Evan Karp
Book Review, NEWS, REVIEWS, Upcoming Events

The Edge of Maybe is a wonderful portrait of East Bay culture that examines what happens when outsiders pierce the tenuous bubbles of lifestyle and family,…

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AN OPEN LETTER TO CITY LIGHTS: there was no room for questions and answers

AN OPEN LETTER TO CITY LIGHTS: there was no room for questions and answers

February 23, 2012
Steven Gray
Event Review, I WOULD SAY, Overheard, REVIEWS, Reviews by Steven Gray, Statement

I went to the Jarett Kobek event on Wednesday night at City Lights (Jan. 18), where he was explaining his book ATTA. I thought I…

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QUIET LIGHTNING: poetry festival santa cruz (in keeping with a tradition of radical egalitarianism)

QUIET LIGHTNING: poetry festival santa cruz (in keeping with a tradition of radical egalitarianism)

February 21, 2012
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Event Review, Playlists, REVIEWS
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FINE FINE MUSIC BY CASSIE J. SNEIDER: for friendship, fulfillment, and that loving feeling you've been longing for

FINE FINE MUSIC BY CASSIE J. SNEIDER: for friendship, fulfillment, and that loving feeling you’ve been longing for

February 16, 2012
Evan Karp
Book Review, REVIEWS

I first heard of Cassie J. Sneider on a visit to my local record store. She had apparently done a book signing the week before…

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WEEK IN REVIEW: podcast pilot

WEEK IN REVIEW: podcast pilot

February 15, 2012
Evan Karp
I WOULD SAY, Scene, Week in Review

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STRETCHYHEAD BY IAN TUTTLE: the beautiful complexities of ghost hunting in a found city

STRETCHYHEAD BY IAN TUTTLE: the beautiful complexities of ghost hunting in a found city

February 15, 2012
Evan Karp
Book Review, REVIEWS

“Upon finishing Ian Tuttle‘s, StretchyHead, (PAC Books, 2011) I wanted every aspiring writer in San Francisco to read it. Though mostly only if you lived…

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CHARLIE SIX BY BRIXTON KEY: ruckus all around, pints being poured and drunk

CHARLIE SIX BY BRIXTON KEY: ruckus all around, pints being poured and drunk

January 25, 2012
Evan Karp
Book Review, REVIEWS

Charlie Six is a unique coming-of-age novel, set in the seedy pubs and back-alleys of 1960s London. Charlie is a rebellious boy ready to embrace the…

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A BIRD BLACK AS THE SUN: california poets on crows and ravens

A BIRD BLACK AS THE SUN: california poets on crows and ravens

January 16, 2012
l.j. moore
Book Review, Featured Event, REVIEWS

A Bird Black As The Sun: California Poets on Crows and Ravens, edited by Enid Osborn and Cynthia Anderson reviewed by LJ Moore Green Poet…

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