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11 Fictional glimpses of the Boston of tomorrow

Futures past
The history of the future is not long.
By PHOENIX STAFF | August 08, 2011

11 Fictional glimpses of the Boston of tomorrow

Futures past
The history of the future is not long.
By PHOENIX STAFF | August 08, 2011

Musician + Author = Crap

Worst of Both Worlds
On Tuesday, musician Ben Folds (formerly of the Five) and rock-obsessed novelist Nick Hornby ( High Fidelity ) released a collaborative record called Lonely Avenue . The result of this musical-literary team-up isn't excruciating.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | September 29, 2010

Fall Books Preview: Reading list

Smartening up the seasonal transition
Even if you’re not back in the classroom, autumn inspires a desire to learn, to restore the intellectualism that was fried by too many beers and barbecues and sunburns. Fortunately, Portland is full this fall with opportunities to spark your smarts.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 15, 2010

2009: The year in books

True stories - fact and fiction
Here, listed alphabetically by author, are 10 of the best books the Phoenix reviewed in 2009.
By JON GARELICK | December 22, 2009

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Apocalypse wow

Margaret Atwood unleashes the End Times
At the start of Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood , mankind is heaving its last gurgling sighs.
By SHAULA CLARK | October 20, 2009

No assignments here

An enjoyable reading list
Need a break from all that required reading this fall? You're in luck. In
By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 16, 2009

Tall tales

Novelists and poets set fancies flying
This fall brings fiction and poetry lovers new treats from old friends.
By BARBARA HOFFERT | September 14, 2009

Back-to-school supplies

What you won't find on your syllabus
After a summer that started with a monsoon and coasted into its final lap with a heat wave, when we talked about Wilco, celebrity deaths, and Shakespeare in the park, when we feared tasers and crime sprees, and we consumed Mexican food and ice cream, we're ready to make the transition into fall.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 26, 2009

Portland Scene Report: May 30, 2008

Sibilance
Sibilance
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | May 28, 2008

War, peace, and Robert Pinsky

The season's fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
Every few years, a fall publishing season emerges that should remind us that Boston could be the literary epicenter of America.
By JOHN FREEMAN | September 12, 2007