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Jim Petersen
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Writer, visual artist, literary archivist. Pro-democracy. Everything changes and nothing is lost. – Ovid. Poetry is braver than anybody. – Roberto Bolańo. Don’t let it end like this, tell them I said something. – Pancho Villa.
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Book of the day. An astonishing sequence of 501 sonnets! (Shakespeare, you lightweight.) #booksky
December 8, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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Book of the day. One of a series of three dust jacket designs by Semadar Megged for New Directions that perfectly evokes the mystery and beauty of Sebald’s writing. #booksky
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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Book of the day. With the classic Alvin Lustig dust wrapper. #booksky
November 22, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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Book of the day. #booksky
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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Book of the day. #booksky A literary and cultural history of swimming. A mostly forgotten gem reprinted by Vintage Classics.
November 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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Slow to catch up but… this one. Book of the day. #booksky
November 19, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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My first Gerald Murnane book. Haunting, strange, lyrical prose. Any other Murnane readers here? #geraldmurnane
Inland, by Gerald Murnane
November 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM