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Newsletter #50

July 27, 2015

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

by Thomas Hardy

MADE-UP

Okay, let's actually do an old Old Book this week, from an old favorite of mine, the master of doom himself, Thomas Hardy. Why do we (or at least I) enjoy stories where bad things happen to good peopl... (Tom)

Cover of The Complete Eightball 1-18

The Complete Eightball 1-18

by Daniel Clowes

MADE-UP

There was a time (the early '90s, specifically) when there were few things more exciting than seeing a new issue of Eightball on the racks at Fallout Records & Comics. There were lots of artists r... (Tom)

Cover of What Pet Should I Get?

What Pet Should I Get?

by Dr. Seuss

MADE-UP

What Pet Should I Get? is, unmistakably, a Dr. Seuss book, from its eyelashed fish and oddly antlered beasts to its headlong monosyllabic rhythm, and for that alone it's comfortable and endearing. But... (Tom)

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