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Pif Magazine
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<- ONE ON ONE -> Interview with William
H. Gass Does the word matter more than the medium? William Gass, the acclaimed author of 'The Tunnel' talks about book collecting, hidden treasures, and the current and future states of the book in a civilization obsessed with technological gadgetry. 
The author of Ahmed's Revenge talks about the insidious frustration of having one's work go out of print, the backlash against workshop fiction, and the almighty nod from Oprah.
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Vanishing of a Category What does it mean for a book to be "out-of-print" in a universe composed less of ink on paper than of bits in motion? "If you haven't written a bestseller, it doesn't mean you're doomed." Matthew Pakula explores the business of keeping books in print.
- - - - - - - - <- CULTURE -> Our intrepid reporter finds himself in the middle of nowhere, miles from civilization, in the center of the biggest party of the year ... as the Man is set on fire. - - - - - - - - <- ZINE-O-RAMA -> Do you demand the most from your satire/parody zines? So do we - which is why this month we're telling you what we think of Landover Baptist and Betty Bowers. - - - - - - - - <- IN OTHER WORDS-> Banning Books
in the United Kingdom "But the British don't ban books, surely? Many of us would be surprised to learn that banning books is not just an American issue, for Britain, too, has a history of preventing the public from reading books that the State has decided is contrary to public decency. The 'Nanny State' is not a new concept..."
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<- MACRO-FICTION -> - - - - - - - - <- POETRY -> William Faulkner's
Vision in Spring - - - - - - - - <- BOOK LOVERS -> Monolithos:
Poems, 1962 and 1982 "Among a handful of others, including Louise Glück, Jorie Graham, Carl Phillips and Linda Gregg, Gilbert is one of the foremost contemporary poets on myth." Taking Care 
"Fueled with the peculiar tension of trying not to know, Williams' characters traverse dangerous territory, hoping that fierce concentration on the cracks will spare them from the chasm." Women and Children
First "[Prose's stories] left me feeling that, if I approached my own life with her scalpel-like intensity, I would find something extraordinary in me, too." At The Gates of
the Animal Kingdom "This book is like eating fresh-water eel: soft and palatable, firing neurons that make you feel squishy and a little too wrapped up in the moment." What To Read Two great sections — Web-based texts that deserve your attention and upcoming e-books, hypertexts, and print books. Discover the latest works from your favorite authors. - - - - - - - - <- TALKBACK -> Our readers speak out. Now's your chance to find out what some people really think of us. - - - - - - - -
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