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A Cheat Sheet to the Secret Nicknames of the Literary Elite

One way of communicating to everyone that you’re “in the know” is to refer to people not by their bylines, but by their IRL nicknames. Everyone will know you’re a poser if you don’t call A.O. Scott (pictured) “Tony.” Here are some other ones, which you can feel free to pepper your conversation with at the next Lapham’s Quarterly party.

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A Cheat Sheet to the Secret Nicknames of the Literary Elite

The Most Desperate Fake Celebrity Quotes Ever

Would two posts in one day about the comically atrocious PR work of 5WPR be too many?

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The Most Desperate Fake Celebrity Quotes Ever