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BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

Joseph Keckler performing at BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

Joseph Keckler performing at BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

Kalup Linzy performing at BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

Kalup Linzy performing at BOMB’s end-of-summer bash with Opium and Gigantic Magazines, August 26, 2009, at Bowery Electric, NYC.

BOMB’s Paul Morris introducing BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

BOMB-aoke! at The Dark Room in San Francisco, part of the 2009 San Francisco Lit Crawl/Lit Quake.

The BOMB booth at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

The crowds converge at the BOMB booth at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

The BOMB booth at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

The BOMB booth at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

The BOMB booth at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

The BOMB booth at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

BOMB’s Senior Editor Monica de la Torre introducing BOMB’s “Writing Writers” panel at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

Michael Thomas, Astra Taylor, and Christopher Sorrentino at BOMB’s “Writing Writers” panel at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

BOMB’s “Writing Writers” panel at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.

BOMB’s Monica de la Torre and Paul Morris chat with Christopher Sorrentino before BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

Victoria Redel at BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Editor-in-Chief introducing BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

Victoria Redel reading at BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

Victoria Redel reading at BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Senior Editor Monica de la Torre introducing BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

Actors performing a short skit written and directed by Thomas Bradshaw, part of BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

Actors performing a short skit written and directed by Thomas Bradshaw, part of BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB staffers Lena Valencia, Jacklyn Alexander, and Richard Goldstein at BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

Books by featured readers Sorrentino and Redel at BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB’s Managing Editor Nick Stillman introducing BOMB’s Fall Issue Launch Party & Reading at BookCourt, November 3, 2009.

BOMB staffers Lena Valencia, Mónica de la Torre, and Richard Goldstein at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

Guests look at small works by Jason Tomme and Gregory Botts at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

A silver clog causes a stir at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

Pernod Absinth made our holidays that much happier at the BOMB Starry Night Holiday Party/Art Sale. Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, December 10th, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

Paul Morris and John Haskell at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

Editor-in-Chief Betsy Sussler at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

BOMB interns Jaclyn Alexander and Paola Capó-García charm guests at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

Guests admire a complete set of framed small drawings at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party/Art Sale on December 10th, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.

Jason Tomme’s sculptures at BOMB’s Starry Night Holiday Party and Art Sale at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery. December 10, 2009. Photo: Flear Vaknin.