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January, 2011
Guest Post by Reamy Jansen: “A High-Sounding but Bogus Entity”
by Reamy Jansen | Jan-27-2011
NBCC member Reamy Jansen recently had these observations about the New York Times Book Review's "Why Criticism Matters" special section.
Some weeks ago...read »
December, 2010
Heresy of Truth: Thomas Pynchon’s “Against the Day”
by Dale Peck | Dec-09-2010
NBCC member Dale Peck presented this apologia at the NBCC's "Critics Revise and Recant " event this fall, as part of Litquake's 3rd annual NYC...read »
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