Bibeau and Hitchcock coming to Richmond June 16

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Paul Bibeau writes to tell CvilleWords fans of an upcoming event: Mid June marks the birth of two of your favorite monsters. Its the anniversary of the famous weekend at Lake Geneva which saw the birth of both Shelley’s Frankenstein and Polidori’s The Vampyre, which launched the Victorian vampire tradition. We will celebrate this weird [...]

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American Woman at BookBalloon

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

The group discussion of Susan Choi’s American Woman started today at BookBalloon. It’s not too late to join the fun; registration is free.

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links for 2008-06-05

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Now That I’ve Learned About Foreshadowing, I’m Going To Use It In All Of My Stories | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source By John Grisham Language Log » High flatulent language “Given the figurative relationship between flatulence and windbaggery, this is a particularly fortuituous Cupertino…. Could this be the first documented Cupertino eggcorn?” [...]

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