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Critic Shane Weller’s THE IDEA OF EUROPE (@CambridgeUP), which is hampered by his British Euroscepticism, suggests that British critics are still not ready to listen to their neighbors, writes British expat Andrea Tallarita. Read Tallarita's argument: https://t.co/tHrhX14NXN https://t.co/E5H2oK8NrT

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PREMIERE: Southwestern indie rocker Brian Lopez (@b_lopez_music) of XIXA and Calexico (@casadecalexico) fame premieres "3,000 Stories", the first single from his new album TIDAL that's releasing this summer. - @jfrahm_ https://t.co/kLQLp3JH4x https://t.co/etwEtqCBNP

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Situating his study at sites of conflict and interviewing artists, scholar John Lennon’s visually-rich CONFLICT GRAFFITI [@UChicagoPress] gives readers new perspectives for interpreting the graffiti and street art they encounter. @lindalevitt https://t.co/ROpu3o84ff https://t.co/2Ldo8sN11q

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How Pokémon and Japanese Media Created a Generation of 'Monster Kids' ✍️ @AguaLives ➡️ https://t.co/zZCGH7Kxrk In Daniel Dockery’s MONSTER KIDS, Pikachus usher the pandemonium of Pokémania into the US, but his account of the phenomenon leaves readers wanting more. #videogames https://t.co/QRERQbi9aH

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Glee and Melancholy in Nick Drnaso's ACTING CLASS #PMPick In our age of constant performance, Drnaso’s work of graphic fiction is not an escape, it’s hyperreality. ✍️ @AguaLives https://t.co/ZfNvKMqqDg https://t.co/51IbBBkNi3

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When Taylor Swift Fell Down Lewis Carroll's Rabbit Hole #TaylorSwift's "Wonderland" and "long story short" use imagination to interpret reality, whereas Lewis Carroll's Alice draws from reality to understand the imaginary. https://t.co/9LslYU2AR7 https://t.co/3f56oSwI1T

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PopMatters' Best Books 2021: Charif Majdalani's BEIRUT 2020 @otherpress @ruthldiver Lebanon's crisis is put in historical perspective and the astute diary entries assume the quality of allegorical parables. – @rhearollmann Read: https://t.co/HMuXBsSmz6 https://t.co/plQZ27jugz

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Best Books 2021: Nona Fernández's THE TWILIGHT ZONE @GraywolfPress Set in Pinochet's Chile, Fernández’s ingenious work of imagination tells a tangled and disturbing story that requires wading through an unsettling fog. – @DRockfromda941 Read on: https://t.co/HMuXBsSmz6 https://t.co/zYbYOQc0ru

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Best Books 2021: Sylvain Cypel's THE STATE OF ISRAEL VS. THE JEWS @otherpress As more young Jews throughout the world immerse themselves in conversations about social justice, Cypel's book will serve as a critical resource. – Jeremy Levine Read on: https://t.co/HMuXBsSmz6 https://t.co/7TZx3w1HlC

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Breaking form with his latest work, CROSSROADS [@fsgbooks] #JonathanFranzen has not written a social novel. He has written an Antisocial Novel. – @jessekavadlo https://popm.at/3zKQiYW https://t.co/zYcuFK7mol