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    <p><strong>(downtown) omaha lit fest</strong></p>
	<h2>THE SORDID ARTS OF THE CHEAP PAPERBACK</h2>
	<p><strong>September 18-19, 2009</strong></p>

   <p>As a salute to this new age of frugality, tawdriness, and life-or-death thrift, the theme for the 2009 (downtown) omaha lit fest is “the sordid arts of the cheap paperback.” Contemporary writers will gather Sept. 18-19 to discuss the influence of classic pulp fiction (romance, westerns, noir, horror, sci-fi, etc.) on their work specifically and the literary culture in general. To be held at the Kaneko, the W. Dale Clark Library, the Slowdown, Film Streams and other venues, the event includes a pulp-novel-inspired art exhibit, a spotlight on indy publisher Hard Case Crime, a tribute to iconic pulp writer Jim Thompson and to Erasmus Beadle (a former Omahan and the creator of the dime novel), panel discussions on genre fiction, and other wild and wanton behavior all presented with the uppity veneer of sophistication.</p>

<p>To be added to our mailing list, or for more information, email <a href="mailto:timothy@omahalitfest.com">timothy at omahalitfest dot com</a>.</p>
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