Critical Lovemaking, by Mika Seifert Fiction [email protected] Thu, 02/13/2025 - 14:50 Photo by Jamez Picard / Unsplash Whether you celebrate or lament Valentine’s Day, here’s a new story of love’s demise.The Critic had a new girlfriend. He had met her at a Barnes and Noble, the one on Union Square, where they had both reached for the last copy of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past. Their hands had met, and then their eyes. There had been a shuffling of feet, an exchange of fluttering words. Unknowable things had aligned themselves, with the result that the Critic was now very much in love. That same day the Critic, in his weekly column, called Leif Samuelson’s latest novel “a triumph, the work of a visionary, nothing short of stunning.” This new love in his life had already produced in the Critic the kinds of changes he routinely observed in others, and which he had lived in mortal fear of, to wit: a tendency to meet obstacles with a certain amount of cockeyed optimism, a growing appreciation of the sky and nature in general, and the alarming habit of window shopping. “Stefano de Leon’s movie is powerful and uplifting,” the Critic wrote. “It succeeds in breathtaking fashion.”The Critic was particularly fond of the girlfriend’s nose, especially when he looked at it in profile. He was taken, also, by her hair, which he thought ranked among the best heads of hair he had yet seen. Finally, he loved the grace and dignity... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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Workers at the Barnes & Noble on West 82nd St. in Upper Manhattan are seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in the third unionization effort launched at a B&N location in New York City this past year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This was a regular feature of my childhood, though it feels so long ago and far away, conceptually as well as literally, that I nearly forgot it ever happened: I’d go into town to the mall with my mom, and she’d drop me at the doors of the Borders or Barnes and Noble while she […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Barnes & Noble and Jenna Bush Hager pick Kiley Reid's sophomore novel, 'Good Morning America' and 'Nerdette' spotlight Dolly Alderton's latest, and more of this month's selections from the nation's biggest book clubs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Breaking the rules: That's how many branding experts viewed Barnes & Noble's new, idiosyncratic approach to its store designs as it mounts a comeback and tries to fend off the likes of Amazon. "Unpredictable and dynamic" is how CEO James Daunt described the new... Continue reading at AdWeek
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The football broadcaster and podcast mogul keeps tweeting about the Israel-Gaza war, despite arguing with friends and getting into hot water with the BBC. What drives him?Gary Lineker has asked me to meet him at his house in Barnes at 2.30pm. It’s a miserable wet day in London, so I give myself... Continue reading at The Guardian
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As a fiction writer, I’ve always felt compelled, memoir style, to pore over my life’s timeline. But in a novel, I can erase, revise, smash, crash, reconstruct, and transfigure that squiggly narrative. A novel has no obligation to mirror or represent anything familiar, recognizable, or real. And... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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‘New York Times’ opinion writer Bari Weiss, who felt compelled to fight the rise in anti-Jewish hatred after a white supremacist murdered worshipers at her former synagogue, urges readers of her new book to call out anti-Semitism wherever they see it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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NEW YORK – ESPN The Magazine took home Folio:’s first-ever Magazine of the Year Award. The magazine was selected for it’s consistent coverage of stories and controversies that transcend the sports industry and relate to a much broader audience, as well as for its graphic covers and designs. “We... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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There are so many literary prizes these days that they could be regarded as an industry in their own right – but they’re needed to change the status quoHow many literary prizes are there in the UK today? To Wikipedia’s tally of around 70, I can immediately add half a dozen more – and still they... Continue reading at The Guardian
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