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“Sea of Love” by The National: Song of the Month, November 2013

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: November 27, 2013

The National Trouble Will Find Me album cover

Our music editor Anna-Lynne is in love with “Sea of Love” by The National so hard that she selected it to be our song of the month for November.

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Enter The Valley of Amazement: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: November 4, 2013

New books this week from Amy Tan, Ann Patchett, Fannie Flagg and more.

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A Life in Books: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: October 28, 2013

New books this week: A Life in Books by Warren Lehrer, At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcón, and Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburn

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The Re-Emergence of Donna Tartt: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: October 21, 2013

Donna Tartt’s first book in ten years, The Goldfinch, comes out this week; Charles Blackstone releases a new book; and fans of The Beatles and Philip Roth get early Halloween treats.

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New Anne Rice and Christopher Rice: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: October 14, 2013

New books this week from the Rice clan and others, plus a local reading by Joseph Bates.

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Dave Eggers, Creative Habits, and 40 Years of Erica Jong: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: October 7, 2013

New books from Dave Eggers, Chuck Palahniuk, Andre Dubus III, George Pelecanos and Jo Baker. Plus: Fear of Flying 40 years later, and habits of the most creative people.

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7 Classic Poems of Autumn

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: October 4, 2013

A selection of classic fall poetry by Shakespeare, Frost, Keats, and other dead poets.

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“Brennisteinn” by Sigur Rós: Song of the Month, October 2013

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: October 2, 2013

“Brennisteinn” by Sigur Rós is our song of the month for October 2013.

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What We’re Reading: October 2013

By Identity Theory Staff | Published: October 1, 2013

Our staff’s reading list for October includes books by Jhumpa Lahiri, Aimee Bender, Allan Gurganus, Lisa Fugard, Naomi Wolf, Jane Smiley, Bob Hicok, and other authors.

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New Malcolm Gladwell and T.C. Boyle: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 30, 2013

This week’s new books include titles from Malcolm Gladwell, T. C. Boyle, Elizabeth Gilbert, Identity Theory contributor Joseph Bates, and spy-turned-novelist Valerie Plame.

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#RockBannedBooks

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 27, 2013

In honor of Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28), we created the Twitter hashtag #RockBannedBooks to raise awareness of books that have been banned or contested.

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SLEEP, by Ted Spagna

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 26, 2013

“Ted Spagna’s photographs have done more than any other medium to make sleep science visible and, hence, directly understandable to the general public.”

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Stephen King, Julian Barnes, and Banned Books: Monday’s Margins

By Matt Borondy | Published: September 23, 2013

New books from Stephen King and Julian Barnes his stores this week, which is banned books week. Also: a Brooklyn Book Festival recap, and Leonard Cohen, the novelist.

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