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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
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From the Critical Mass blog
NBCC Roundup July 28, 2010
Mary Ann Gwinn's Lit Life article in the Seattle Times looks at a local connection to the Google Books Project:
Peter Leonard is a doctoral
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What Are You Looking Forward to Reading, Richard Brody?
Critical Mass has been querying writers all summer to see what they're reading. Here's what 2008 Criticism finalist Richard Brody had to say:
An
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NBCC Reads in Corte Madera, CA, August 4
Join us for an NBCC Reads Conversation on Books about Conjugal Love at Book Passage in Corte Madera, August 4, 7 pm, with NBCC President, Jane
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Podcast: Jane Ciabattari in Taos, NM
How do you decide what to read next? Where are the reviewers you trust and pay attention to? The landscape changes daily. Do you read about books:
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