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July 11, 2012

Heading Out to Wonderful

Suspense and a poignant love story combine in this tale of a World War II veteran who arrives in a small Virginia town, only to fall for the spouse of a powerful man. The author of the acclaimed novel A Reliable Wife brings a timeless magic and compelling urgency to this American tragedy.

Daybook

May 22: The video game Pac-Man, featuring "the most iconic character from the golden age of arcade video games," was released on this day in 1980. Over the next decade, gamers spent over $2.5 billion in quarters…

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Previously in Daybook
In the Margin

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin. 

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