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Author Archives: Peter Mountford
The Ghost of Scowling Past
Peter Mountford embraces an unexpected parenting method based on the Christmases of his youth. Continue reading
Posted in Christmas
Tagged Christmas, Hokey Pokey, sweatbands, The Bible, Tutti Frutti
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Madness In The Penguin House
Wherein Peter Mountford examines the “gloriously ungainly” new direction of publishing–the forced merger—and makes friends with a legion of authors with a novel suggestion for compensation. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged 50 Shades of Gray, Andrew wylie, Evison, George W. Bush, greywolf press, sasquatch press, Tin House
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The Man Who Wasn’t There: A Meditation On Mitt Romney
Wherein Peter Mountford investigates the wealth required to refuse to be famous, and the obliviousness required to die beyond your means. A parable for Election Day and what it has wrought. Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Politics
Tagged acting, authors, Coco Chanel, earning power, J.D. Salinger, justified, Mitt, Nabokov, Truman Capote
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