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From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

For Edward Underhill, “The fullness of life comes from the struggle.”

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Pico Iyer! Helen of Troy in the '90s! An African history of Africa! 27 new books out today.

Pico Iyer! Helen of Troy in the '90s! An African history of Africa! 27 new books out today.

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Danielle Legros Georges on Docupoetics, the Nuances of Haiti, and Letter-Writing as Poetry

Danielle Legros Georges on Docupoetics, the Nuances of Haiti, and Letter-Writing as Poetry

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He Got Away With Everything: Reading <em>True Grit</em> After the Reelection of Donald Trump

He Got Away With Everything: Reading True Grit After the Reelection of Donald Trump

Piers Gelly Considers Charles Portis’s Masterpiece in the Long Shadow of 2016

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Arrested for Driving While Black: The Effortless Racism of America's Criminal Justice System

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Bylines and Big Edits: How a Career in Journalism Taught Elizabeth Harris the Techniques of Fiction

Bylines and Big Edits: How a Career in Journalism Taught Elizabeth Harris the Techniques of Fiction

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Zora Neale Hurston! The real-life Hester Prynne! Y2K! 27 new books out today.

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