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[angelorumnatura]

Subject: 🕊️ New Visual Meditation: Where Waka Breathes Through Symmetry Body: Dear reader, A new piece has emerged from the stillness. This visual meditation draws from the fragile elegance of waka poetry and the quiet discipline of crystallographic symmetry. In it, ink dissolves like mist, and

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[preebsss]

Fangirl:Book Review

Fangirl, written by The New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell, described as “A tale of fanfiction, family and first love” was personally a huge disappointment for me. Everything from the book’s title to its brief description would make you think that it is a feel-good book. While it may do the trick for some people, for me it just was not it. The book is not the type that would…

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[philipst]

At Night II of the two-night literary extravaganza that is the National Book Critics Circle's annual celebration of the best books of last year in six categories. Last night we had readings by about eighteen of the more than thirty finalists. Tonight will be the awards. Both sides of tonight's program are pictured here. Follow me on Twitter @philipsturner when the awards get going. John McPhee should be in the house--he's getting a lifetime achievement award, already announced and I've never heard him speak. #bookcriticism #NBCCawards

[philipst]

At Night 1 of the 2-nite literary extravaganza that is the @bookcritics annual celebration of the best books of last year in 6 categories. Tonite we'll have readings by about 18 of the more than 30 finalists. Tmrw will be the awards. Tonite's program's pictured here. #bookcriticism