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Notes from the Brattleboro Literary Festival

By Matthew Dicks | October 17, 2012 |

Last weekend I had the great honor of participating in the Brattleboro Literary Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. Here are some thoughts from the weekend. _________________________________ I lost in the first round of Friday night’s Literary Death Match to author Victor LaValle and his amusing, suspenseful and disgusting story about a man and a public restroom.…

Plans for the weekend? Why not join me, Jane Yolen and Stuart O’Nan for something I don’t entirely understand.

By Matthew Dicks | October 9, 2012 |

For anyone interested and in the area, I will be appearing at the Brattleboro Literary Festival this weekend along with an enormous assemblage of far more interesting and well known authors. If you’re looking to do something this weekend, you really should consider attending the festival. Brattleboro is a beautiful town and the lineup of…

Difficulty staying Faithful

By Matthew Dicks | July 13, 2012 |

I finished reading Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stephen King and Stuart O’Nan, and while I enjoyed the bo0k, I have a few quibbles with it as well. As a Yankees fan, I knew that reading the book would be difficult. The 2004 baseball season was the…