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Lovecraft, and Problematic Art</p><p><br></p><p>💬 Comment Question:</p><p>When do you separate the art from the artist, and when do you stop reading?</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe:</p><p>Subscribe for more after hours book talk from Middle Ground Books.</p><p><br></p><p>📚 Covered Pages</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Yes I Can by Sammy Davis Jr., Jane Boyar, and Burt Boyar</li><li>The Best of H. P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>Dagon by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The Nameless City by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The Street by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The White Ship by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>Herbert West, Reanimator by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The Statement of Randolph Carter by H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🛒 Support Middle Ground Books:</p><p>Support Middle Ground Books wherever you are.</p><p>🌎 Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.</p><p><br></p><p>📖 Print and Ebooks</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks</a></p><p><br></p><p>When ordering through Bookshop.org, make sure Middle Ground Books is selected as your bookstore. If Bookshop asks you to choose a bookstore, search for Middle Ground Books and select the Emporia, Kansas shop so your purchase supports the store.</p><p>🎧 Audiobooks</p><p><a href=\"https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks</a></p><p>🔎 Rare, Special, and Hidden Finds</p><p>Middle Ground Books also has a Biblio shop for unusual, rare, specialty, and secondhand books that might not show up everywhere else.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.biblio.com/search.php?author=&amp;title=&amp;keyisbn=&amp;order=pricedesc&amp;dealer_id=5343414\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.biblio.com/search.php?author=&amp;title=&amp;keyisbn=&amp;order=pricedesc&amp;dealer_id=5343414</a></p><p><br></p><p>🏪 If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS. Browse in person, meet the team, grab a complimentary lemonade, and find your next great read.</p><p><br></p><p>📅 You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.middlegroundbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.middlegroundbooks.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>📱 Follow and subscribe to @middlegroundbooks on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/middlegroundbooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/middlegroundbooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/684375b6a13d337373a1612c/shows/690826ce47e14fea24e5a49a/episodes/No%20maybe%20you%20should%20go%20back%20to%20lying%20'cause%20this%20is%20sad%20yeah%20you're%20right%20let's%20just%20go%20againhttps://www.instagram.com/middlegroundbooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@middlegroundbooks?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok </a>to stay connected with the shop and the reading community. 📚✨</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🗓️ Store Events and News:</p><p><br></p><p>All events are at Middle Ground Books and Gifts, 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, Kansas, unless otherwise noted.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Late Night with Meadowlark is Thursday, August 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, with an open mic night and writer’s workshop.</li><li>Family Story Time is Saturday, August 22nd at 11:00 AM.</li><li>National Dog Day is Wednesday, August 26th.</li><li>Fantasy Book Club meets Thursday, August 27th to discuss The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🎧 Produced by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios:</p><p><br></p><p>Middle Ground Books After Hours is produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have a podcast, audio story, film, song, small business, or creative project you want to bring to life, you do not have to have everything figured out before reaching out. 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