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McSweeney's
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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In thirteen electrifying stories, our very first all-Latin-American issue takes on the crime story as a starting point, and expands to explore contemporary life from every angleswinging from secret Venezuelan prisons to Uruguayan resorts to blood-drenched bedrooms in Mexico and Peru, and even, briefly, to Epcot Center and the Havana home of a Cuban transsexual named Amy Winehouse. Featuring contemporary writers from ten different countriesincluding Alejandro Zambra, Juan Pablo Villalobos, Andres Ressia Colino, Mariana Enriquez, and many moreMcSweeneys 46 offers an essential cross-section of the troubles and temptations confronting the region today. Its crucial reading for anyone interested in the shifting topography of Latin American literature and Latin American life, and a collection of writing to rival anything weve assembled in years.
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Redwritinghood
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 4

Seven covers in seven days with no explanation and tag someone new everyday. Tagging @samanthagutt !
(FYI - this is a dos-a-dos binding, so showing both sides.)

Erofan 😍 5y
batsy Their covers are so good! 5y
Redwritinghood @batsy On the older issues they are fantastic. Not so much, lately, though. Originally, they worked with an Icelandic book producer that did some amazing things. I wish they still did. 5y
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Redwritinghood
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

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Seven covers in seven days with no explanation and tag someone new everyday. Tagging @Connster !

vivastory This is phenomenal! 🤘 5y
Connster Yay! This is awesome, thank you! 5y
LeahBergen 😍😍 5y
batsy 👌🏽 5y
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Redwritinghood
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 2

Seven covers in seven days with no explanation and tag someone new everyday. Tagging @Tiffiney !

Ruthiella Good one...first thought pretty...second thought CREEPY! 😨 5y
Redwritinghood @Ruthiella This is part 1. I‘ll post the second part tomorrow where we see what she‘s listening to. (edited) 5y
vivastory Great choice 👍 I have a McSweeneye's that I'm now sorely tempted to use tomorrow 5y
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Redwritinghood @vivastory They used to do great stuff with various book bindings and designs. They don‘t anymore and then doubled the price, which is one of the reasons I let my subscription lapse. 5y
batsy Wow! I'm so intrigued by this cover. Cool pick. 5y
Redwritinghood @batsy Thanks! It‘s a collection of 8 small books that form two pictures. I posted the other four today. 5y
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Giabow
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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Day 6 of @bookriot February #riotgames challenge: #shortstories
McSweeney‘s 28 came as these gorgeous little books that fit together in a box and made pictures when viewed together.

Quasifesto Ox! 6y
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Owlizabeth
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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I got McSweeney‘s 50th issue in the mail today even though I didn‘t order it. It‘s a Tuesday miracle, I suppose? #bookmail

Redwritinghood Weird. Maybe you got my copy? I did order but haven‘t received mine yet. 7y
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merelybookish
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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20 Literary Would-You-Rathers. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/20-literary-would-you-rathers
These made me laugh!

LectricSheep Oh god. 😦 7y
Jess7 This is a question best suited for @britt_brooke 7y
merelybookish @LectricSheep I know! Some of them are easy to answer. This one is challenging! 7y
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Lola 😂😂😂😂 7y
night_shift Oh my god 😂 both sound awful! 7y
I-read-and-eat These are great! And awful! 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oh my god that's the WORST! 😂 7y
britt_brooke @Jess7 Ha! This is actually a tough one. 7y
vivastory This list is hilarious 7y
merelybookish @UnidragonFrag @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Agreed! Be an asshole vs. marry an asshole. 😝 7y
merelybookish @vivastory @I-read-and-eat 😂😂😂 7y
LeahBergen I love this list! 😂😂 7y
merelybookish @LeahBergen Me too! I've read it over and few times and I discover another one that makes me chuckle. 7y
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BraveNewBooks
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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Look at this list of authors! Roxane Gay! Meg Wolitzer! Jess Walter! Anthony Marra! 😍😍😍

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BraveNewBooks
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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Hot off the press! This particular book hasn't been added to Litsy yet, but I'm really looking forward to it! How many of these authors can you identify from the photo?

@thereadingwomen #ReadingWomenMonth #ShortStories

vivastory This does sound great. Going to order right now 7y
BraveNewBooks @vivastory awesome! Let me know which one becomes your favorite 😊 7y
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Chris
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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Tom Drury's cover of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Chris
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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More of Alice Sola Kim's story. After I finished it I looked for more of her stuff and aside from some more short stories that were published in various magazines and (I don't think) available online there wasn't much. Which is kind of disappointing!

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Chris
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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From a "cover" of Ray Bradbury's "All in a Summer's Day" by Alice Sola Kim. I love these types of stories that Bradbury wrote where space travel is as easy as taking a plane across the country. This is a great little moment from a minor character in the story.

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Chris
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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svenezia
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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Preparing for the My Favorite Murder show tonight by reading crime stories! #murderino

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Chris
McSweeney's | Dave Eggers
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I was surprised and excited that issue 49 came today!