Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Director of Digital Humanities, Michigan State University

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I’ve been prompted, at last, to update this blog’s about page to reflect more information about the book that shares its name, by the appearance this morning of a review in the Los Angeles Review of Books. I’m thrilled that this fantastic non-profit magazine, which “combines the great American tradition of the serious book review with the evolving technologies of the Web,” has chosen to pay attention to my book. I hope that a fruitful dialogue ensues!

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