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The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
… by Edward Kelsey Moore Reviewed for NewYork Journal of Books by Stevie Godson A CLUTCH of husbands, wayward and otherwise, a vicious small-town bigot, and even a couple of benign ghosts – including a...
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Beaten by a word — not!
I WAS feeling pretty down the other day. In fact, on a scale of 1 to Adele, I was truly miserable. Unlike the angst-ridden singer, for me it wasn’t a case of love gone wrong, though. It was far worse –...
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1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
… by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson and James Harkin Reviewed for New York Journal of Books by Stevie Godson 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off is a book reviewer’s nightmare. With no...
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The font of all wisdom
ARE you true to type? There’s a quick way to find out, apparently, and that’s to check what font you use when you’re bashing away at your keyboard – as most of us do these days, even if it’s only for...
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My Salinger Year …
… by Joanna Rakoff Reviewed for New York Journal of Books by Stevie Godson NEW York in the mid-1990s—not a bad place to be for a young woman with writerly aspirations, especially one who’s found...
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Just My Typo
LUCKY me. I’ve really hit the jackpot when it comes to internet competitions – especially on Twitter. Over the course of a couple of years, my loot has included such treasures as a hefty two and a half...
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Putting a name to it
IT BEGAN in the most unlikely way, my search for aptronyms. It was during the course of an animated cyber squabble some time ago about genetically modified produce. The “debate”, between a few...
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Colour me surprised
CLOSE the curtains and crack out the crayons – colouring-in for grown-ups is on its way. Why the closed curtains? Well, you probably wouldn’t want the neighbours to see what you’re doing, would you? I...
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The Accidental Life …
An Editor’s Notes on Writing and Writers by Terry McDonell Reviewed for New York Journal of Books by Stevie Godson Here’s an irony: If ever a book title needed editing, it could be the one on the...
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