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Interview with Greg Joly of Bull Thistle Press
by Wendy Dorsel Fisher

Wendy talks with Greg Joly about the near-forgotten art of letterpress and his Zen-like approach to publishing hand-made books of poetry.

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Mea Cup-A
by Daryl Lease

All guys have them. All women hate them. Daryl Lease confronts the Crisis of the Cups.

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Music Reviews
by Curt Cloninger

You can almost hear the Tevas stomping in unison as Curt explores what makes the legendary Kurt Cobain, Nick Drake, and Alex Chilton "folk singers."

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Video Reviews
by Nick Burton

Nick kicks off the 2nd Annual Halloween Film Festival with a selection from some of the best horror films ever made. You're sure to sleep with the light on after seeing these flicks.

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Jill Hill takes a look at New Poets, a new zine for, oddly enough, poets.

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The First World War
Historical Non-Fiction by John Keegan
Reviewed by Justin Martin

"Keegan takes us on an even-paced and balanced journey that draws the reader through each passing page like a sharp needle through starched cotton..."

Home Town
Novel by Tracy Kidder
Reviewed by Oona Patrick

"How do you organize a book when your subject might encompass everything that ever happened within arbitrary geographical boundaries?"

Love Is Where It Falls
Novel by Simon Callow
Reviewed by Wendy Kussrow

"Callow's narrative perspective is that of a Horatio left behind to tell the tale, or else some votary bound to tend the holy flame. Love Is Where It Falls leaves us frustrated, exhilarated, and wiser for the telling – and not a little in awe of those who can live so extravagantly..."

Vita Nova
Poetry by Louise Glück
Reviewed by Elizabeth Knapp

"Reading Louise Glück's new collection, Vita Nova, is something akin to witnessing an out-of-body experience. Like her previous two collections, this new book functions primarily through the use of a heightened dramatic voice and a fierce inward-looking gaze...."

Modernity and War - The Creed of Absolute Violence
Political Theory by Philip K. Lawrence
Reviewed by Jeffrey Alfier

"Lawrence challenges our intellectual complacency regarding mass violence in the context of human progress. Because of his philosophical and historical sweep, he makes a valuable contribution to the dialectics between warfare and morality, offering an optimistic note that 'there is also a chance that the powerful will tread more warily in the world...'"

What To Read
Recommendations by Camille Renshaw

So many books come out each year, and it's difficult for readers to know what to expect at bookstores next, much less what's any good. Our Senior Editor's picks from the list of upcoming fall releases.