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2006 Stories by Paul Collins

• The Hole Truth

  published June 27, 2006

  Hollow-earth notions have worn a tinfoil hat for so long that it's easy to forget what a curious and distinguished lineage they have. While David... More >>

• Chain Reaction

  published May 16, 2006

  Earlier this month the legendary Cody's Books in Berkeley announced that it was closing its doors for good. It's a grim if unsurprising... More >>

• Monster Mash

  published April 4, 2006

  It's not often that a small-town paper in Wisconsin breaks a national scandal. That's probably why nobody much noticed this headline in the ... More >>

• Books

  published March 21, 2006

  The dreary 20th-century obituary—that résumé of family, degrees, job titles—has in two decades gone from glorified... More >>

• Q: Which book has the greatest title ever? A: This one.

  published February 14, 2006

  George Harvey Bone, 34, doesn't have much. He doesn't have a job and he doesn't have a friend in all of London. What he does have are drinking... More >>