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Paying for Crime

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Paying for Crime

Libraries are the latest shooting victims.
by Tom Bartel
The Sixties—Dead By Self-Inflicted Gunshot

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The Sixties—Dead By Self-Inflicted Gunshot

When Ken Kesey and Hunter Thompson played poker—for the future of humanity.
by Jeff Forester, Art by Jason Greenberg
Can the Public Library (and Democracy) Survive?

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Can the Public Library (and Democracy) Survive?

Funding cuts. Google. Widespread cynicism. Andrew Carnegie's dream is dying. Or is it?
by Jennifer Vogel
Judith Guest: Ordinary Person

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Judith Guest: Ordinary Person

She’s so normal, it’s scary! But why is this nice woman from Edina obsessed with murder?
by Jeannine Ouellette
Robert Bly’s Greatest Hits

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Robert Bly’s Greatest Hits

You don’t need much of a library to howl naked in the woods. But if you want to do it in style…
Repetition Compulsion

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Repetition Compulsion

Bly considers the war in Iraq—no sugar coating here!
Robert Bly: The Dude Abides

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Robert Bly: The Dude Abides

The Rake takes up a seat at the feet of the master.
by Jon Zurn, photos by Larry Marcus
Does Poetry Matter?

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Does Poetry Matter?

Why does most poetry stink? And why are there more poets than readers of poetry? Answers—we have them!
by William Waltz
Louise Erdrich — The Rakish Interview

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Louise Erdrich — The Rakish Interview

The new novel. The enduring family. The dumpster-diving in Kenwood.
by Jeannine Ouellette