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Books at the Bar: A Reading List of Fictional Bars, Bartenders, and Bar Flies

Books at the Bar: A Reading List of Fictional Bars, Bartenders, and Bar Flies

Natalka Burian on Chantal V. Johnson, Dominique Fabre, Nghi Vo, and More

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The Remarkable Story of the Quaker Teacher Who Defied Hitler

The Remarkable Story of the Quaker Teacher Who Defied Hitler

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Teddy Wayne on How Screenwriting Impacted His Approach to Plot

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Why We Can’t Escape Social Class, Gender, or Culture When We Dream

Why We Can’t Escape Social Class, Gender, or Culture When We Dream

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By Keen On | July 13, 2022

The Crisis of American Democracy Begins at the Local Level

The Crisis of American Democracy Begins at the Local Level

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If Our Superpower Is Human Empathy, Then Why Are We Teaching Computers To Be Empathetic?

If Our Superpower Is Human Empathy, Then Why Are We Teaching Computers To Be Empathetic?

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Was Helen Gurley Brown the Jane Austen of Her Era?

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The Ocean is a Lesbian: Notes on Queer Women and Water

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Morgan Talty on Capturing the Uniqueness of Tribal Settings and Finding the Logic of a Story

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On the Life of Czech Sci-Fi Author Karel Čapek, the Man Who Coined the Term “Robot”

On the Life of Czech Sci-Fi Author Karel Čapek, the Man Who Coined the Term “Robot”

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

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To Fix the Climate We Need to Rewire the Economy, Our Democracy, and Our Brains

To Fix the Climate We Need to Rewire the Economy, Our Democracy, and Our Brains

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

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