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Benjamin van Loon

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Chicago, The United States

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Philosophy, Nonfiction, Experimental

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Benjamin van Loon is an award-winning writer, editor, designer, and publisher from Chicago. From 2011 to 2015, he was the founder and publisher of Anobium, a literary publisher focused on experimental and outsider writing and art. And since 2019, he has served as the editor-in-chief of Summit Journal, the official publication of AFIRE.

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	Culture on Two Wheels: The Bicycle in Literature and Film by Jeremy Withers (Editor), Daniel P. Shea (Editor), Zack Furness (Foreword) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anobium: Volume 3 - Noospheria by Benjamin van Loon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Levin (Contributor), Blaster "Al" Ackerman (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Klaus Kinski, Beast of Cinema: Critical Essays and Fellow Filmmaker Interviews by Matthew Edwards (Editor), Benjamin van Loon (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rescription by Benjamin van Loon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sean Conner (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac (BA 43-500, #10) by Evan P. Schneider (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan DeWeese (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Rob Spillman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anobium: Volume 2 by Benjamin van Loon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mary J. Levine, Jesse Ball (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anobium: Volume 1 by Benjamin van Loon (Goodreads Author), Susan Yount (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Greenhause 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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