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Blinks: KGB, reviews, Tom Purdom, Readercon photos

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» Dale Bailey and Nathan Ballingrud read tonight at KGB

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» Tom Purdom on The lure of science fiction, responding to The Atlantic

» Readercon photos from Ellen Datlow and James Patrick Kelly

» Lou Anders reports from CONvergence 2013

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