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John Burns is a writer and teacher from Nottingham in the UK, but has since drifted rather far from there. He's a sometime editor and writer for 10BooksFor.com.

Book Review – Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

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Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

John Darnielle is already something of a big deal. As frontman and creative driving force for alt-rock cult figures The Mountain Goats, Darnielle has been crafting beguiling pop lyrics for approaching three decades, garnering major praise for the depth … [Read more...]

Book Review: 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster

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4321 Auster

4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster / Henry Holt and Co. / 2017 / 880 pages / ISBN: 978-1627794466 It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Paul Auster – a writer known for brevity and concision, at least most of the time – re-emerges with his first novel in seven … [Read more...]

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