Weekend Bites: John Brandon in the Times, Shane Jones Interviewed, Braff Visits the Rebbe, Deserving Rick Moody and More

John Brandon’s Citrus County, reviewed in the New York Times by Daniel Handler An interview with Shane Jones. Dan Chaon on the Bat Segndo Show. Rick Moody’s Five Fingers of Death is a deserved book. Joshua Braf Goes to 770 Eastern Parkway. “I walk into lobbies of untold beauty. I ascend in elevators fit for the gods. Then I walk outside again and see the street defaced by the cruel storefronts of bank branches and mall chains, scornful of beauty.”  […]

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John Brandon Looks Like a Badass Dude

A copy of Citrus County has been getting passed around to Vol. 1 contributors for the last few weeks.  We all like it, and wanted to hear more from John Brandon. We had our wish answered as The Rumpus did an interview with Mr. Brandon prior to their book club that will be discussing the book. Obviously a great read, but I’m having a hard time getting past the author’s picture; he looks like the guy who should be hunting […]

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