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Happy Birthday to Me

This past week saw my 59th birthday, and as a present my wife got me The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin by Seabury Quinn, all five hardback volumes. Many of you might be saying “who?’ right now. I don’t blame you. Even back in the 1970s and 1980s when Read more…

By S Andrew Swann, 6 months6 months ago
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You Can’t Judge a Book by its Marketing

When I’ve commented on bookish controversies on this blog before, it usually is in regards to “authors behaving badly” be they plagiarizing or trying to game the NY Times bestseller list. But this time I don’t think the author in question had any ill intent at all. I think that Read more…

By S Andrew Swann, 7 months7 months ago
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