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Island Life: A Hawaiian Reading List

Island Life: A Hawaiian Reading List

In Honor of Kamehemeha Day, Books from the 50th State

By Amy Hundley | June 11, 2015

Traveling Deep Below the Surface of the Book

Traveling Deep Below the Surface of the Book

At the Intersection of Science, Art, and Fiction

By Literary Hub | June 11, 2015

Saul Bellow's Nobel Lecture from 1976

Saul Bellow's Nobel Lecture from 1976

On the Occasion of His 100th Birthday

By Literary Hub | June 10, 2015

Irvine Welsh Comes to America

Irvine Welsh Comes to America

The Genius Behind 'Trainspotting' on 'Hebdo,' 'Porno,' and Not Reading Reviews

By Charles Arrowsmith | June 10, 2015

Saul Bellow: Of Crackpots and Conmen

Saul Bellow: Of Crackpots and Conmen

An Appreciation by Benjamin Markovits

By Benjamin Markovits | June 10, 2015

Jim Shepard: in the Shadows of the Holocaust

Jim Shepard: in the Shadows of the Holocaust

On 'The Book of Aron' and History's Dark Details

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