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81 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2021

81 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2021

From Contributors to Freeman's

By Literary Hub | December 27, 2021

Remembering Joan Didion

Remembering Joan Didion

1934-2021

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“It Can Be a Wild Story, but Everything Has to Feel Real.” A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Rutu Modan

“It Can Be a Wild Story, but Everything Has to Feel Real.” A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Rutu Modan

The Author of Tunnels Talks to Jason Lutes

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The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

From Franzen to Kidneygate

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The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

From the Nobel Prize to #BookTok

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2021

Aysegül Savas on the Business of Writing Beyond the Language of Business

Aysegül Savas on the Business of Writing Beyond the Language of Business

“I don’t often get to talk about the sustenance of daily joy, the nourishment of the imagination.”

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Check out every New Directions cover for Clarice Lispector's work.

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The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 50 to 31

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 50 to 31

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On the Complex Historical and Contemporary Terrain of African Literature

On the Complex Historical and Contemporary Terrain of African Literature

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“He Wound Up Feeling Like a Close Friend.” On Drawing the Life of Leonard Cohen

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Exclusive cover reveal: Sarah Thankam Mathews' <em>All This Could Be Different</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Sarah Thankam Mathews' All This Could Be Different.

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Three Poems From Malika’s Poetry Kitchen

Three Poems From Malika’s Poetry Kitchen

Jacob Sam-La Rose, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, and Peter Kahn

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New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

Johnny Cash, Siri Hustvedt, Rachel Carson, and More

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21 Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Season

21 Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Season

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