My Eyes Are Up Here, Milord
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I thought I was going to be seriously behind the curve by not mentioning the NBCC’s Thirty Books in Thirty Days until now, but closer inspection reveals that the aforementioned days aren’t all in a row, so we’re good. Between now and March 11, when the National Book Critic’s Circle Award winners are announced, Critical [...]...
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[...] Which, in turn, brings to mind Steve Donoghue’s décolletage-saturated Tudor cover series, My Eyes Are Up Here, Milord. [...]
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