Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member and president Jane
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February 10, 2010
Criticism & Features: Lark and Termite, by Jayne Anne Phillips
By Jane Ciabattari