Author Archives: kara

About kara

We know our letters just fine, and we know our numbers to a certain point, but books were always the realm of four-eyed poindexters with bowler hats and cravats. That’s why it pleases us so that America’s proud illiterates are finally stepping up and pushing back against the crushing tide of education that threatens to swallow us all into its gaping maw of checked facts. Champions of the Ignorantiat will not like it here.

Reading

Posted on February 17, 2016 by kara

Remembering Satan By Lawrence Wright Vintage, Paperback, 9780679755821, 224pp. Publication Date: April 25, 1995

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RIP Harper Lee

Posted on February 17, 2016 by kara

Truman Capote signing copies of his book In Cold Blood, with Harper Lee. Photo: Steve Schapiro

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A Fine way to Treat a Child

Posted on February 12, 2016 by kara

  I suppose that kids in the days that these comics were created had a better chance of getting “spanked” for bad behavior than they are in less medieval times.  And I suppose some parents could find rueful humor in the beatings … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 10, 2016 by kara

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Posted on February 8, 2016 by kara

Vacant Possession By Hilary Mantel Picador USA, Paperback, 9780312668044, 242pp. Publication Date: August 31, 2010

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Plotted

Posted on February 2, 2016 by kara

  Plotted: A Literary Atlas  by Andrew DeGraff Product details: Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Pulp; Original edition (October, 2015) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-936976-86-7         The 1963 Madeleine L’Engle classic, A Wrinkle in Time was one of my … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 26, 2016 by kara

The Good Neighbor By William Kowalski Harper Perennial, Paperback, 9780060936259, 406pp. Publication Date: October 28, 2015

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The Mystery of how there are Literally no Limits to the Racism of Conservatives.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by kara

First they made Nick Fury black, then Green Lantern black, then gay, then Spiderman Hispanic, then Thor a woman, then they made Ms. Marvel Muslim, then Hermione Granger black, then some guy in the new Star Wars black, and the … Continue reading →

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Abe Books 3rd Most Expensive Sale in 2015

Posted on January 25, 2016 by kara

 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  by Roald Dahl  sold for a mind-boggling $25,000. Hey wait, I had that edition, it’s still on my mom’s shelves back in Philadelphia! The $25,000 copy was a first edition from 1964 that had been signed … Continue reading →

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Read More Books

Posted on January 22, 2016 by kara

reposted with love and dignity from  Adequateman by Samer Kalaf What was the last actual, physical book you read? If you’re struggling for an answer, please keep reading. (Note: This does not count as a book.) Screens can be irritating. I … Continue reading →

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