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Fall Nonfiction: Tomes From The 'Fact' Departmentnew

It's the economy, stupid. Or maybe politics or literature. Fall nonfiction goes wide and deep, so plan for some marathon reading.
Boston Phoenix  |  Barbara Hoffert  |  09-17-2009  |  Books

People's Historian Howard Zinn Has Hope for America's Futurenew

At the age of 86, Zinn's commentary remains as imperative as ever in understanding up-and-coming social movements through a historical lens.
Boulder Weekly  |  Erica Grossman  |  10-06-2008  |  Books

Pulp Mag Reprints Find an Audience ... Againnew

A publisher quaintly called Nostalgia Ventures offers us a peek into the national fantasies of the last time America was broke, whipped, and paranoid all at once.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Ron Garmon  |  09-26-2008  |  Books

Detroit's African-American Writers, Playwrights and Poets Get a Space of Their Ownnew

The development of the African American Literature Special Collection at Wayne State University's Purdy-Kresge Library began in April 2005, when Assistant Dean and Development Director Barton Lessin was approached by Don Vest, co-owner of Broadside Press.
Metro Times  |  Norene Cashen  |  09-02-2008  |  Books

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