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Friday, June 12, 2009 7:00 AM

Bits & Bytes: Stardust, the scientific marvel whose vast knowledge of all planets has made him the most remarkable person ever known…

I am a huge fan of graphic novels, or comic books as we used to call them. When I first joined Microsoft Press, I remember pitching the idea of a Microsoft technology book done up as a graphic novel. My colleagues were very kind in their responses, then deftly steered the conversation on to other topics.

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Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:03 AM

Heather McHugh rocks Bits & Bytes today

Heather McHugh answers a cluster of questions about poetry and technology.

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Friday, May 22, 2009 2:58 PM

Bits & Bytes: No Frigate Like a Book

Following in the tradition of covering poets, novelists, and now songwriters (if you missed it, check Ken Jones’s great post last Friday covering some lyrics by Loudon Wainwright III), this week we revisit an old Emily Dickinson favorite.

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Friday, May 15, 2009 7:00 AM

Bits & Bytes: Loudon Wainwright III

We’ve been covering poets and novelists in our Bits & Bytes series. So why not open it up to songwriters?

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Saturday, May 09, 2009 12:59 PM

Bits & Bytes: Happy Birthday, Thomas Pynchon!

American novelist Thomas Pynchon turned 72 yesterday. Pynchon’s novels include V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity’s Rainbow, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, and Against the Day.

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Friday, May 08, 2009 9:11 PM

Bits & Bytes: It’s Gary Snyder’s birthday too

Forgive us: our post celebrating Thomas Pynchon today, on this birthday, is delayed. Please accept the following as recompense, because it’s Gary’s birthday too.

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Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:25 AM