submitted by andyst
Aug 28 2008 — 2:00am
One of the better lefty political essayists working today, Thomas Frank, will be in town this evening reading from his new book, The Wrecking Crew. On the very eve of Obama’s historic triumph, even! He’ll almost certainly have some interesting things to say about that, as well.
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9:43 am
Looking at the calendar of readings on his website, it looks like he may be in or around town for the RNC, too. Just another constellation in the galaxy of stars descending on our town for that blessed event!