The Fatalists
Their duty, as they see it, is not only to serve and protect, but also to reveal the hidden vicissitudes of destiny.
Poker
Used Book Review: Pocket Kings, by Ted Heller
A middle-aged loser-ish writer struggling to shop his shockingly misanthropic third novel falls into a pit of literary despair but discovers that he has a natural talent for online poker.
Interview: Michael Kimball, Author of Big Ray
"I knew I felt released after writing the novel, but I could never quite articulate it. And I think it was that – the shame that many abused people have to face down – I had done it in writing the novel."
Binion’s Room 1016
The novelty of lodging in the Positively Fifth Street room is somewhat lost on me -- it's just like the last room I was in, only slightly more literary.
The Literature of Poker
Anyone with an email account or a television is aware that the popularity of the game of poker is at an all-time high.
Katy Lederer
"I think it is extremely interesting to think that, in some cases, vice might be, finally, more redemptive than virtue."