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The Marriage of Irina Valienko
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Book Review: Be Pure ! Be Vigilant ! Behave !
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More Devil's Kisses, Corgi Books, the National Lampoon, and Scotland Yard
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Killerbowl now is PoD
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Book Review: Playboy's Stories for Swinging Readers
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Book Review: The School on 103rd Street
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Book Review: If You Don't Buy this Book, We'll Kill this Dog
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Start It All Over from February 1982
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New Wave SF Zoom Zymposium
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Coming in August 2022
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Supernature by Cerrone
CerroneSupernatureFebruary 1978Marc Cerrone (b. 1952) is a French musician and composer who released a number of influential disco / electronic dance albums during the 70s and early 80s.Among his...
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Book Review: The Bladerunner
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132,000 Roman Catholics
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Beat up paperbacks
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Book Review: From the Heart of Darkness
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Promotion: 'Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950-1985'No, I'm not getting compensation in any form for doing this, but right now, PM Press is offering 20% off its trade...
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Key Club by John Workman
'Key Club' by John Workmanfrom Wild Things (Metro Comics, 1986)
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Book Review: Dangerous Visions #3
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Book Review: Darby O'Gill and the Good People
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Floating Shelves from Wayfair
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