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\"\"<\/a>Boy, were we thrilled to discover that the Katherine Dunn story<\/a> from our summer issue has appeared in the top right corner of New York Magazine<\/em>‘s Approval Matrix<\/a>! <\/p>\n

You can buy the issue at your local independent bookstore or on our site<\/a>. And you can also read<\/a> a Q&A on the Daily with Dunn and Caitlin Roper, the issue’s editor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boy, were we thrilled to discover that the Katherine Dunn story from our summer issue has appeared in the top right corner of New York Magazine‘s Approval Matrix! You can buy the issue at your local independent bookstore or on our site. 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