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<p>I review Neil Gaiman's dark, Newbery Medal-winning raised-by-ghosts novel, The Graveyard Book.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-5767120.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Gary Vaynerchuk Crush It! Book Signing At Wine Library</title><category>book signings</category><dc:creator>Kwech</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:47:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/gary-vaynerchuk-crush-it-book-signing-at-wine-library.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">275069:4446144:5742835</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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<p>I had a great time meeting <a href="http://garyvaynerchuk.com/">Gary Vaynerchuk</a> at his <a href="http://crushitbook.com/">Crush It!</a> book signing at <a href="http://winelibrarytv.com/">Wine Library</a> in Springfield, New Jersey.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-5742835.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Episode 5: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman</title><category>aliens</category><category>cyborgs</category><category>mutants</category><category>superheroes</category><category>villain protagonist</category><dc:creator>Kwech</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/episode-5-soon-i-will-be-invincible-by-austin-grossman.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">275069:4446144:5585464</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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<div>I review Austin Grossman's 310-page love letter to comic book fans, Soon I Will Be Invincible.</div>
<div>And check out my much longer write-up on <a href="http://www.murmur.com/literature/book_review_soon_i_will_be_invincible.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">murmur.com</span></a>!</div>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-5585464.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Episode 4: Youth In Revolt By C. D. Payne</title><category>hopeless romanticism</category><category>private diary</category><category>teen angst</category><category>villain protagonist</category><dc:creator>Kwech</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:52:14 +0000</pubDate><link>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/episode-4-youth-in-revolt-by-c-d-payne.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">275069:4446144:5485246</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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<p>I review the private journal of a criminally insane 14 year-old lovesick bookworm, Youth In Revolt by C. D. Payne.</p>
<p>And check out my much longer write-up on <a href="http://www.murmur.com/literature/read_it_before_you_see_it_youth_in_revolt.html">murmur.com</a>!</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-5485246.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Episode 3: My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black</title><category>collected writings</category><category>cult heroes</category><category>essays</category><category>vampires</category><dc:creator>Kwech</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/episode-3-my-custom-van-by-michael-ian-black.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">275069:4446144:4926588</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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<p>I review cult comedy icon Michael Ian Black's collection of humorous essays, My Custom Van.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/13bd611d25/elegant-readings-with-michael-ian-black-taco-party">Here's</a> a video of Michael Ian Black reading the essay "Taco Party" from the book.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-4926588.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Episode 2: The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks</title><category>alternate history</category><category>horror</category><category>how-to</category><category>post-apocalyptic</category><category>reference/manual</category><category>zombies</category><dc:creator>Kwech</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:41:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/episode-2-the-zombie-survival-guide-by-max-brooks.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">275069:4446144:4861810</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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<p>I review Max Brooks' post-apocalyptic undead how-to manual, The Zombie Survival Guide.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-4861810.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Episode 1: Neuromancer by William Gibson</title><category>Hugo Award winners</category><category>artificial intelligence</category><category>cyberpunk</category><category>cyborgs</category><category>hackers</category><category>ninjas</category><category>outer space</category><category>science fiction</category><category>virtual reality</category><dc:creator>Kwech</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/episode-1-neuromancer-by-william-gibson.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">275069:4446144:4810993</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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<p>I review William Gibson's genre-defining 1984 cyberpunk epic, Neuromancer.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://kwech.squarespace.com/home/rss-comments-entry-4810993.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>