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Archive for Writing

Alex Gilvarry's Inadvertent "Fashion Terrorist"

Written By Ron Hogan

Jan 19, 2012 | (0) Comments

Alex Gilvarry's debut novel, From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant, is presented as the personal statement of Boyet R. Hernandez, "Filipino by birth, fashion designer by trade, and terrorist by association." When we first...

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The Last Nude: A Hard-Edged Art Deco Love Story

Written By Ron Hogan

Jan 10, 2012 | (0) Comments

In 1927, Tamara de Lempicka was one of the fastest rising stars of the Parisian art scene, with a distinctive style built on sharp lines and bold colors that stood out even among its Art...

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Ryan Boudinot's Zany Dystopian Blueprints

Written By Ron Hogan

Jan 6, 2012 | (0) Comments

Ryan Boudinot's Blueprints of the Afterlife takes place in a not-quite-near future where the world is still recovering from a period of ecological disaster known colloquially as the FUS. (Decorum prevents me from telling you...

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Top 10 of 2011: Writing

Written By Ron Hogan

Dec 28, 2011 | (0) Comments

Every year is a great year for books if you know where to look. Sometimes, it becomes almost impossible not to hear about a major new release like The Art of Fielding or The Marriage...

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Queen of America: Return of the Hummingbird's Daughter

Written By Ron Hogan

Dec 21, 2011 | (0) Comments

In the 1980s, Luis Alberto Urrea was looking into his family history when he hit upon the story of his great-aunt Teresita, a religious mystic and faith healer who became an inspirational icon in Mexico...

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Remembering Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Written By Ron Hogan

Dec 19, 2011 | (0) Comments

My brother reminded me Friday that, back in 1996, I'd given him a signed copy of Christopher Hitchens' The Missionary Position for a birthday present. The slim polemic took what seemed to many like a...

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Mrs. Nixon & the Art of Imagination

Written By Ron Hogan

Dec 13, 2011 | (0) Comments

"What ways of treating a recognizable person are fair game when you're writing fiction?" Ann Beattie's Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life is a full-length exploration of that question, using former First Lady Pat...

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Percival Everett & the Dangers of Assumption

Written By Ron Hogan

Nov 30, 2011 | (0) Comments

At first glance, Percival Everett's Assumption is a pitch-perfect mystery novel about a deputy sheriff in a remote New Mexico town. When he's not checking in with his boss, or talking about fly-fishing with his...

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    Ron Hogan helped create the literary Internet by launchingBeatrice.com in 1995. He curates a popular event...

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    The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller. Celebrating street art, their mission...

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