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38 Novels You Need to Read This Summer

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Here's the cover for musician Warren Ellis' new book.

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A Revolutionary Reading List from PEN America’s World Voices Festival

A Revolutionary Reading List from PEN America’s World Voices Festival

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Jennifer Weiner’s Dream Reader is Any Woman

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Writer’s Block? Maggie Shipstead Befriends It Instead of Fighting It

Writer’s Block? Maggie Shipstead Befriends It Instead of Fighting It

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Cover reveal: Wole Soyinka's <em>Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth</em>.

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Ten Savage Insults From Literary Icons

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Exclusive cover reveal: Tomás Morín's <em>Machete</em>.

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