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JimmyWriter

  1. @DBeyondBorders Saw it in London a few years ago. Felt obiligatory. It was terrible. You go?
  2. Has Amazon killed the traditional professional book review? Does it matter? See video on the wisdom of crowds: tiny.cc/rvvpew
  3. Nice pre-order discount for DEATH'S DOOR on Amazon now. Pub date 9/4/12: tiny.cc/mmupew
  4. Writer Michael Nethercott on SOUVENIR: "a moving study of one man's search for his place in the world...rich in detail & full of insight."
  5. "What's in a name? That which we call a Librarian by any other name would smell as sweet." #replaceawordwithlibrarian
  6. Amusing that Facebook's IPO release was screwed up by "technical issues". That darn Internet.
  7. Electronic editing is very efficient, but I miss the red-penciled STET.
  8. Hey @LeightonGage Did you know Brazil's first Major League baseball player just made his debut? tiny.cc/mo7jew
  9. @willywaldo What?! No Chop Suey?