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Glimmers of Truth from the Inebriated Work of the Late, Dirty Realist Writer, Charles Bukowski
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Glimmers of Truth from the Inebriated Work of the Late, Dirty Realist Writer, Charles Bukowski

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 / 13 February 2019

If many of the pieces in Charles Bukowski: On Drinking are the literary equivalent of watching dirt circle the drain after a vigorous shower, how long will we keep watching?

One Life, Breathlessly Lived: On Artist and ’70s Scenster Duncan Hannah’s Memoir
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One Life, Breathlessly Lived: On Artist and ’70s Scenster Duncan Hannah’s Memoir

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 / 24 May 2018

Things get hazy with drugs and bloody with violence, but hipster Hannah remains happy.

Empathy Is a Mirror in ‘Stardust Nation’
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Empathy Is a Mirror in ‘Stardust Nation’

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 / 7 November 2017

"Memories arrive instead. Uninvited, they crash through the sky."

Mo Kenney – “Maybe I Am” (audio) (premiere)
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Mo Kenney – “Maybe I Am” (audio) (premiere)

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 / 24 August 2017
An exciting blend of alternative/pop rock that feels both poetic and punky, "Maybe I Am" is sure to get stuck in your head.
Juliet Nicolson Breaks the Cycle of Unhappiness in ‘A House Full of Daughters’
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Juliet Nicolson Breaks the Cycle of Unhappiness in ‘A House Full of Daughters’

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 / 12 September 2016
Juliet Nicolson has a storied family tree, the family writing talent, and an unhappy legacy: which she reversed.
No Longer Hiding Behind the Booze: An Interview with Caleb Caudle
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No Longer Hiding Behind the Booze: An Interview with Caleb Caudle

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 / 2 February 2016
Caleb Caudle's upcoming album, Carolina Ghost, reveals his first collection of songs fully developed since getting sober.
The Drowning Pool: When Great Writers Are Drunks
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The Drowning Pool: When Great Writers Are Drunks

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 / 10 March 2014
Berryman, Carver, Cheever, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Williams; none could tend the flame of their talent with anything but liquor and devastation.
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Rob Delaney’s Zany, Surrealist, and Frequently Ribald Humor

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 / 31 December 2013
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Books Like ‘Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain’ Reassure Us that Short Fiction Is Alive and Well.

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 / 17 September 2012