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Biting and Smoking: Editing Jonathan Swift
April 3, 2008
David Womersley professor, English literature, Oxford [homepage]

David Womersley discusses the pleasures and challenges of editing Jonathan Swift's work.

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Three food writers discuss their craft. James Beard Award-winning superstar chef-owner Barbara Lynch runs seven Boston restaurants including No. 9 Park and B&G Oysters. She is the author of the new cookbook Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition.
Prince of Thieves and The Town: A Boston Crime Story as a Novel and Movie
Chuck Hogan
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Novelist and New York Times bestselling Chuck Hogan discusses his book Prince of Thieves, that was adapted into the 2010 film The Town, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, with Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, and Blake Lively.
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Author: David Womersley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2002)
Binding: Hardcover, 464 pages

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