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How to Keep Out Death: On the Literature of Crowds

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On the Journals of Famous Writers

On the Journals of Famous Writers

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The Suicide Note as Literary Genre

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On the Last Words of Woolf, Koestler, Berryman, and More

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Our Darkest American Masterpiece

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On the Perpetual Relevance of Miss Lonelyhearts

By Dustin Illingworth | January 27, 2016

Where Do Book Titles Come From?

Where Do Book Titles Come From?

On the Origins and Import of Some Iconic Titles

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How Author Photos Change the Way We Read

How Author Photos Change the Way We Read

On Making Eye Contact With Iconic Writers

By Dustin Illingworth | October 27, 2015

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