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    Steven Moore: My Back Pages

    Steven Moore has gathered his book reviews and essays that take us from the Beats and the Fifties to practically yesterday or even tomorrow.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Apr 27, 2017 • 28m Listen

    Steven Moore attained literary stardom when he helped rescue William Gaddis' The Recognitions from obscurity. His fame was guaranteed in literary heaven when he helped David Foster Wallace edit Infinite Jest. Now, in My Back Pages (Zerogram Press), he has gathered his book reviews and essays that take us from the Beats and the Fifties to practically yesterday or even tomorrow. We talk about his love for "long, hard" books, and about his ongoing discovery of a global avant-garde.

    Read an excerpt from My Back Pages.

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      Michael Silverblatt

      host, 'Bookworm'

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      Connie Alvarez

      Former Communications Director

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      Alan Howard

      Bookworm Collaborator

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      Steven Moore

      author, literary critic and editor

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