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March 20, 2011 by Hank Stuever Leave a Comment

If my book-related blog “to-do” list had anything to do with a public library, I would owe some serious overdue fines by now.

The One-Man Book Club languishes; since the last post, none of the members are speaking to one another and we have about a half-dozen books that have gone un-discussed. The neglect has meant that the club has been slapped with an injuction: NO MORE NEW BOOKS can be cracked open until the situation is remedied. And that’s a problem, because, very soon, there are two books coming out any day — both written by friends — that I want to dive into the minute I get my dirty paws on a copy.

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‘Cause it’s the gift that’ll live and live …

December 2, 2009 by Hank Stuever 7 Comments

3318195566_4246c0e89eIs it a book tour or just a long nostalgia trip? And is it my own nostalgia, or some longer epic nostalgia trip that anticipates the demise of the printed word? Yikes! In any case, strap in…

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