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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector at the Ballpark

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Defector Reads A Book: The Art of Fielding

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Defector Reads A Book

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My Favorite Part Of ‘Anna Karenina’ Is The Guy Who Can’t Stop Himself From Talking About Mushrooms

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‘Ugh! As If!’ Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Clueless’

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How Do I Find A Non-Fiction Book I Won’t Hate?

Emily Zhou is the author of Girlfriends, which won the Publishing Triangle’s Leslie Feinberg Award and was nominated for a Lambda. She edits books at LittlePuss Press and short fiction at Joyland Magazine.

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My Favorite Part Of ‘Anna Karenina’ Is The Guy Who Can’t Stop Himself From Talking About Mushrooms

‘Ugh! As If!’ Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Clueless’

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