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Apr 19, 2002

Words

Cartoonist Jack Cole ghosted for Will Eisner, was behind some of the most violent crime comics of the post-War era, painted one-panel gags for...

Mar 29, 2002

Words

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the integration of modern professional baseball, and the passage of time makes it easy to lose sight of...

Mar 29, 2002

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Jafsie And John Henry
David Mamet

A good deal of David Mamet's tough-guy tales are drawn from or inspired by his formative years in Chicago. "I do not know how I escaped...

Dec 9, 2003

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Jamesland
Michelle Huneven

Michelle Huneven's absorbing novel-cum-philosophical-journey Jamesland opens as Alice Black, the great-granddaughter of philosopher and...

Apr 19, 2007

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Jamestown
Matthew Sharpe

History repeats itself as a post-apocalyptic world lives out the story of America's first colony.

Mar 29, 2002

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Jane

During Jane Pratt's editorship at Sassy magazine, she achieved a sizable cult following for melding fashion-mag presentation with a...

Mar 19, 2003

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The title of Anthony Swofford's urgent, harrowing, and wickedly funny memoir Jarhead refers to the "high-and-tight" haircuts worn by...

Mar 29, 2002

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Jeremy Pickle Goes To Prague is another ugly-American story, only in this version, the American's ugliness merely mirrors the ugliness of...

Mar 29, 2002

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Jim The Boy
Tony Earley

For his debut novel Jim The Boy, Vanderbilt professor (and New Yorker and Granta contributor) Tony Earley has created a...

Mar 29, 2002

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Reading comic artist Chris Ware casually is virtually impossible for reasons both technical and otherwise. For evidence, turn to a page about...

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