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Aug 08 2005
For Book Lovers (And Those Who Love Book Lovers)
If pressed, we can admit this, can’t we? We walk into the house of a friend or a stranger, and our eyes immediately find the bookshelves, begin to assess the… read more
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Aug 05 2005
A Caffeinated Feast
Maybe it’s the caffeine. Maybe it’s the atmosphere. Or maybe it’s just a desire, consciously or unconsciously, to feel like a writer, even if you haven’t yet published a single… read more
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Aug 01 2005
Midwest Vagabond
In October 2002, Tom Montag left a career in the printing industry to devote himself full-time over five years to a project he calls “Vagabond in the Middle: An Expedition… read more
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Jul 31 2005
Contest Announcement
In recogniton of the generosity of Jeffrey E. Smith, of Columbia, Missouri, the Missouri Review is proud to announce that our annual Editors’ Prize contest has been renamed the Jeffrey… read more
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Jul 27 2005
Stanley Kunitz turns 100
Poet Stanley Kunitz will turn 100 this Friday. To honor him, the New York Times has posted a great little Op-Art piece by Lauren Redniss wherein Kunitz’s words–a narrative about… read more
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Jul 26 2005
Unfortunate debut for Incendiary
With 15 countries vying for rights to his debut novel and a feature-length film already in the works, first-time author Chris Cleave seemed well on his way to making it… read more
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Jul 23 2005
The Problem of the Beard
Perhaps our poetry editor Steve Gehrke is merely a skeptic. Maybe the problems with his memory are simply his own. But in “The Problem of the Beard,” Gehrke raises an… read more
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Jul 21 2005
Rocinante Rides Again
How do you celebrate a 400-year anniversary? It is certainly not the paper anniversary, or the silver. But 40 million euros will do the trick. To commemorate the 400th anniversary… read more
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Jul 20 2005
TMR author in the news: Steve Almond on Willy Wonka
Last week while traveling–ironically, not a Kiss’ throw from Hershey, PA–I heard an essay on NPR by recent TMR contributor Steve Almond (“My Mouth, Her Sex, the Night, My Heart,”… read more
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Jul 19 2005
Caine Prize for Literature
The Missouri Review tips its hat to Nigerian-born author, Segun A. Afolabi, who, earlier this month, won the Caine Prize for Literature, awarded annually to an African author for a… read more