First trade edition of the Rockwell Kent illustrated version of Moby Dick. $1,250.

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.Maricopa County voter check-ins by party 4pm update Indies continue their march overtaking republicans for the in person vote. OTHER: 75.4k (40%) REP: 72.5k (39%) DEM: 39.3k (21%)

If you're in Phoenix and looking for community, join us at book club at Changing Hands Bookstore . We're a smart, socially conscious group and a safe place for the exchange of ideas. I guarantee you'll make friends. changinghands.com/event/november…

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Let's get out of this dumb habit, shall we? He's not going to change, has no motivation to change. Op-eds should be premised on the idea that he can't be shamed. The question becomes what to *do* about it.

"Although the narrative is deliberately unsettled, it never feels random & the narrator’s melancholic vibe is engrossing": Mark Athitakis on Anna Moschovakis' AN EARTHQUAKE IS A SHAKING OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH Soft Skull Press On The Seawall bit.ly/3URWFFk

Guest column by Mark Athitakis: Three new books reveal the complex cheerfulness of “The West Wing,” “Ted Lasso” and “Parks and Recreation.” wapo.st/48PR6x7

Taking home the NL Rookie of the Year Award calls for a card giveaway! Repost for a chance to win this Paul Skenes Topps Relic Card.

Francisco! That's fun to say! Celebrate Francisco Alvarez's birthday by reposting for a chance to win an autographed Topps card 🥳

🍁Happy Thanksgiving🍁

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"Tuck imagines snippets and fragments from the Czelawa’s life, and combines them with historical facts." Mark Athitakis reviews "The Rest Is Memory" by Lily Tuck. lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-youn…

Call-for-Papers for the Annual Symposium of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature at Michigan State Univ--deadline soon! ssml.org/symposium/ Mark Athitakis Literary Cleveland Literary Hub UNL Department of English Chicago Writers Assn Robert Loerzel Chicago Reader Electric Literature

David Keith Lynch was born in Missoula, Montana, on January 20, 1946. His father, Donald Walton Lynch (1915–2007), was a research scientist working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

"The social utility of photojournalism has eroded as images are Photoshopped, morphed, repeated & politicized in ways that make even outsize tragedies feel mundane": Mark Athitakis on THE SYNTHETIC EYE by Fred Ritchin Thames & Hudson On The Seawall bit.ly/4kJpT4C

RIP Edmund White, whose writing meant so much to many. I wrote about my own strong connection to his work and to LGBTQ+ literature in Kirkus Reviews a few years ago. ow.ly/H25F50W4aEe #EdmundWhite

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