Topic: David Foster Wallace
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David Foster Wallace: 10 quotes on his birthday
Here, from modern literary master David Foster Wallace, are 10 quotes to celebrate his life.
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10 best books of February (plus one), according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson discusses Amazon's picks for the 10 best releases of February.
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David Foster Wallace's 10 favorite books
The late great novelist David Foster Wallace's 10 favorite books.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/26/11, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 5/19/11, according to IndieBound*
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Chapter & Verse Boston marathon bombing: how it connects Tolstoy, David Foster Wallace
Echoes of one of Tolstoy's great works, inspired by the conflict between Russia and Chechnya, can be found in the final novel by David Foster Wallace.
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David Foster Wallace: 10 quotes on his birthday
Here, from modern literary master David Foster Wallace, are 10 quotes to celebrate his life.
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Portrait Inside My Head
Phillip Lopate reflects on baseball, Brooklyn, and a mixed bag of other topics in his new collection of essays.
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10 best books of February (plus one), according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson discusses Amazon's picks for the 10 best releases of February.
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The Monitor's View: Election Day: Voting is our ‘civic sacrament’
Apathy keeps many Americans away from the polls. They figure their vote is meaningless among millions of others. But that’s not true. Go vote.
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Chapter & Verse Biographer D.T. Max: getting inside David Foster Wallace's head
'The mystery about David was about how someone so immensely talented, creative and successful could feel so bad about himself no matter what,' Max says.
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Chapter & Verse Bret Easton Ellis slams David Foster Wallace on Twitter
A decades-long literary feud rears its head again as Bret Easton Ellis uses a new bio of David Foster Wallace as an excuse for trash-talking.
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Top Picks: An alligator app, great commencement speeches, and more
John Mayer's musicianship is first-rate on his new album, National Geographic explores the unusual animals of America, and more top picks.
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Farther Away
The notably unsentimental Jonathan Franzen offers a clear-eyed defense of sentiment in this essay collection.
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Why wasn’t there a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction this year?
A three-person fiction jury read 314 books before deciding on three finalists, but a Pulitzer Prize winner was not selected. In Pulitzer history, fiction has not had a winner 11 times.
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Chapter & Verse Book world expresses disappointment, outrage over Pulitzer snub
Pulitzer juror Susan Larson said she and the rest of the fiction jury are 'shocked … angry … and very disappointed' that the Pulitzer board elected not to choose a 2012 fiction winner.
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Pulitzer Prize for history, but not for fiction
The late Manning Marable won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for history, honored for a Malcolm X book. But no Pulitzer Prize was awarded for fiction.
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Reader recommendation: This Is Water
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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David Foster Wallace's 10 favorite books
The late great novelist David Foster Wallace's 10 favorite books.
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Jeffrey Eugenides talks about 'The Marriage Plot' and pokes fun at literary theorists
Jeffrey Eugenides talks about his novels – and themes of death, suicide, and Detroit.
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Newt Gingrich's biggest problem: too many words, or too little cash?
Newt Gingrich said his recent campaign troubles came from consultants who wanted him to measure his words more carefully. Were they right? Or does he just need more cash?
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What books will Monitor readers be enjoying this summer?
We asked our readers what they are reading this month and – on a scale of 1 to 10 – here are the books they're enjoying the most.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/26/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/19/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/28/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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4/21/11 bestselling book list, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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The Pale King
David Foster Wallace’s posthumous novel, focused on the IRS, offers us the chance “to look once more inside that beautiful mind.”
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Bestselling books the week of 4/14/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/7/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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