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530 Martin Amis RIP (with Mike Palindrome)
The History of Literature
The Negative Charge Repelled by the Positive
Nicholson Baker's mother was brought to tears laughing at an essay by John Updank. He describes a t-shirt sized divot as the perfect size, which is not profound but can get in the way of more profound descriptions. "A lot of writers aspire to that," he says.
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