Among the Bloodpeople: Politics & Flesh
Concerns with human rights, political oppression, sexuality, race, and Jamaican culture thematically connect these essays.
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Day One: 2024 Was 1984 FAFO
Stranded in the Future
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Every Boy Should Have a Man
Echoing Jonathan Swift, Preston L. Allen breaks new ground with a novel that is part allegory, part fantasy.
Lessons from Michael Jordan: The Wizards Years
A truly groundbreaking exploration of the lessons learned from the basketball GOAT, Michael Jordan, from those who competed with and against him
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Robyn Hitchcock — Exile in Bookville (Chicago, IL)
8/30/26, 5:00pm
Robyn Hitchcock presents Stranded in the Future, in conversation with Lior Phillips.
David Duchovny — Bookends Bookstore (Ridgewood, NJ)
9/9/26, 6:00pm
David Duchovny presents About Time.
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