Beijing Welcomes You by Tom Scocca (August 4)
Scocca, a writer for The New York Observer, Slate, and The Awl, among other publications, has interviewed scientists, architects, and other personalities in the Chinese capital in order to figure out what makes it tick. You can see his photos from the Beijing Olympics here.
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So, the cover of House of Holes seems like a deliberate nod/reference/piss-take to House of Leaves. Any idea why?
Scratch that. It was more deliberate in my mind. There’s a resemblance, but not as much as I thought.
Jon, you could be on to something.
One more World Trade center relative book.
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You forgot “We Others” by Steven Millhauser.
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