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Oct 16, 2011 19:33


In the spirit of Halloween season, I'd like to encourage every literarily-inclined person reading this post to take a look at my favorite classic horror novels, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson (not to be confused with the estimable Shelley Jackson, although they are both excellent writers of ( Read more... )

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spacklegeek October 17 2011, 01:28:02 UTC
Ah! I wrote to you about Habibi in my letter today! Cosmic!! Did you see this interview with Mother Jones Magazine? I liked it a lot. I may have a small crush on Craig Thompson. As do, no doubt, multitudes of other readers out there...

That book Alicia recommended to you looks really good. Or, at least, potentially really good. I will keep an eye out.

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signifiers October 17 2011, 09:13:10 UTC
Ah! Thank you for the reminder! I know I told you ages ago that I would read both those Jackson novels, and... still haven't done it. But I will potentially have time to read for pleasure, now, and I will send them to the top of my list.

Oh my god, "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure". There are a lot of Weakerthans songs that make me cry, but that one is up there. I can't remember the sound that you found for me. AAAH.

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