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News Thu Sep 03 2009
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- People are buzzing about the upcoming all-Chicago Granta issue (here and here and here). What seems to be the common feeling on it? In your face, New York!
- "I was suddenly no longer the governor." The Reader provides some excerpts from Rod Blagojevich's new book.
- More Blago news: The Ex-Gov may not be able to get all those book royalties if convicted of corruption. [via]
- Apparently, Ernest Hemingway liked to attack U-boats by himself, armed with machine guns and hand grenades.
- Phillip Lopate is interviewed at The Millions regarding his work on Notes on Sontag, part of the new Writers on Writers series.
- A view of the writing spaces of Carl Sandburg and Elizabeth Crane. [via]
- An inspiring story about a Truman College professor's passion for teaching students in developmental English courses.
- Amy Guth interviews J. Adams Oaks, author of Why I Fight.
- Julia Keller reviews Rebecca Loncraine's new biography of L. Frank Baum, titled The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum.
- The National Book Critics Circle on how Aleksandar Hemon fits in with the Chicago greats.