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Check out LaVeRB's new winter issue: https://t.co/yxxO76WIrr

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"What really distinguishes Lorelei isn’t her canary-colored hair; it’s her voice."

Celebrating a Hundred Years of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1925): https://t.co/tl4cfzIg2Z

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"'Finding Nevada Wild' draws readers to the lesser known, more mysterious parts of the state."

A review of Sydney Martinez's book of photography and travel: https://t.co/b8OsmDa1mi

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"Mount Rushmore has had many different meanings and purposes for different people in different times."

A review of Matthew Davis's "A Biography of a Mountain" (@StMartinsPress): https://t.co/gUzaNQnsZU

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"Swift is not willing to concede material success for romance despite her concern that her success has contributed to her relationship woes."

A review of Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl": https://t.co/A7pD1T3Yxj

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"Zhao offers a larger sense of the odd lifestyles and quirky communities associated with table tennis."

A review of E. Y. Zhao's novel "Underspin" (@astrahousebooks): https://t.co/aVWu4WEbSB

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"The modern reader will likely find parallels to current events all throughout this work."

A review of Robin Waterfield's new translation of Thucydides's "The History of the Peloponnesian War" (@BasicBooks): https://t.co/PGKEpCf4Lh

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Congratulations to UNLV Professor Maile Chapman, whose new novel, "The Spoil," has just been published by @GraywolfPress: https://t.co/ykQFWMRxGx

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The book review is still alive in Las Vegas!

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New essay: "The Life and Death of the Book Review":
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"Treat 'Startlement' not as a career-defining collection but rather as an introduction to the verses of one of America’s best working poets."

A review of Ada Limón's new poetry book (@Milkweed_Books): https://t.co/cFZ3O6PshX

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"The novel revels in a recognizable Sinatra: a hot-tempered showman whose bluster and excess render him a swaggering remnant of pre-#MeToo masculinity. But Moss also lets the cracks show."

A review of "Screwing Sinatra," by P Moss (@IDWPublishing): https://t.co/ygK7jOKtut

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Check out our review of Erik Baker's award-winning book: https://t.co/BWTw8d9cTS

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I am extremely excited to share that my book Make Your Own Job received the 2026 Merle Curti Award in Intellectual History from the Organization of American Historians. It is a real honor. https://t.co/N7uPUKGboy

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"What does it mean to privilege the history of this site—a history which may reveal more about the true character of America than that of any other?"

A review of "A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore," by Matthew Davis: https://t.co/gUzaNQnsZU

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"Lorelei Lee would have loved Las Vegas."

Happy Hundredth Anniversary to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"! https://t.co/tl4cfzHIdr

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"Swift carefully built her career on her persona of the relatable girl next door who wears T-shirts and sneakers, but now she name-drops the designer brands."

A review of Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl": https://t.co/A7pD1T3Yxj

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"Is Kristian's mentorship the magic elixir that leads Ryan to international success? Or is it a poison that leads to his death?"

A review of the novel "Underspin," by E. Y. Zhao: https://t.co/aVWu4WEbSB

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"Waterfield’s translation offers a lucid narrative of imperial decay and a warning to the free societies of the future about how democracies decline by prioritizing expediency over justice."

A review of the new Thucydides edition: https://t.co/PGKEpCfCAP

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"Ada Limón’s lines grab you by the lapels."

A review of her new poetry collection, "Startlement": https://t.co/cFZ3O6Q07v

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"The novel relies less on immersion than on momentum, exploring Sinatra’s fascination—and later disillusionment—with politics and mob life."

A review of P Moss's "Screwing Sinatra": https://t.co/ygK7jOKtut

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Unlike the Washington Post, LaVeRB still regularly publishes book reviews.