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One sweltering night, in a neighborhood on the cusp of change, boy meets girl. If they'd only gone home together, they might still be alive. Loisaida -- A New York Story is a steamy elegy to the East Village at its pre-gentrification grittiest. An aspiring dancer is slain, allegedly by her psychotic lover. A dilettante actor turned journalist who thinks there's more to the story investigates.
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The Simulated Life Elapsed Experience Process aka The Death Trip — “comfort care for the dying” or something more nefarious? After the death of his beloved grandmother, Chuck decides to investigate. He soon finds himself torn between two women — the activist who suspects a dark agenda and the beautiful MD who helped create the process.
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There’s More to Publishing Than In Jonathan Galassi’s Recent Op-Ed

Marion on January 3rd, 2010

In a New York Times opinion piece, There’s More to Publishing Than Meets the Screen, (1/3/10), Jonathan Galassi — President of Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, writes of the decision by the heirs of William Stryon’s estate to put out e-book versions of the author’s work. Galassi wonders whether e-books are “a new frontier in [...]

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Nov
20

The End of the World as I Know It

Marion on November 20th, 2009

[Ed note:  6 March 2010 -- Can't seem to make myself say anything new today, so I'm pulling this one out of storage and giving it the sticky.  Comments welcome.]
A couple of weeks ago I went to Borders. Hadn’t been to a big chain bookseller in a while. In fact, the last time [...]

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