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The Elegant Variation  
A total literary blog, the Elegant Variation attempts to hold and entice its readers to do exactly that- read more. Really a blog about literary life in Los Angeles, the Elegant Variation is better than the Sunday paper for local going ons, and for everyone else it gives you a complete and fascinating peek into what makes up L.A.
Tags: books, literature, Los Angeles, reading
Author: Mark Sarvas

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Katherine Taylor's Wednesday Morning List.

Dec 16, 2009
"We like lists because we don't want to die."  Live chat with Lydia Davis today at 3pm (that's Eastern, I assume).  Hurry and finish that collection before noon. Jeff Gordinier gets poorer and poorer:  "This bilingual edition spans the entirety of...

Gourmet Library To NYU.

Dec 15, 2009
A smidge of redemption in the Conde Nast meltdown.

FSG Brings Tidings of Comfort and Joy.

Dec 15, 2009
Rejoice!  For those who do not troll through the comments section, Mark Krotov from FSG writes: "Katherine! Exciting news! FSG/Hill and Wang is publishing Barthes's Mourning Diary in October! Let there be joy/mourning! Also there will be reissues of...

Viva Lost Vegas: Part Two.

Dec 15, 2009
"I like elevators, which give you the feeling of going somewhere without any of the anxiety associated with travel." Matthew Specktor's installment of the holiday tag-team story is up at FiveChapters today.

Sara Wilson Update.

Dec 15, 2009
Sara Wilson's thoughtful, painful Perez Hilton profile (the one I mentioned the other day was not on line) is now on line.




Simon Holmes
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  Another wonderful resource for either reader or writer.Beautifully presented with incisive reviews and comment.I am now a follower! Simon at TheRainbowBank
Posted 9/19/09 8:09 PM