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A Close Reading of <em>True Grit</em>'s Perfect First Paragraph

A Close Reading of True Grit's Perfect First Paragraph

Charles Portis’s Classic as an Object Lesson in Creating Character

By Emily Temple | May 18, 2018

The Truth of Ray Bradbury's Prophetic Vision

The Truth of Ray Bradbury's Prophetic Vision

Michael Moorcock: Why Fahrenheit 451 Endures

By Michael Moorcock | May 18, 2018

The Power of W. G. Sebald's Small Silences

The Power of W. G. Sebald's Small Silences

Even His Punctuation Gestured Toward the Trauma of History

By Nathan Goldman | May 18, 2018

Be a Better Reader: Get Outside Your Genre Comfort Zone

Be a Better Reader: Get Outside Your Genre Comfort Zone

On the Dangers of Narrowly Marketed Book Categories

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Celebrating the Art of the Book Cover

Celebrating the Art of the Book Cover

Peter Mendelsund, Jaya Miceli, Oliver Munday, Helen Yentus, and 100 Beautiful Books

By Literary Hub | May 17, 2018

Rereading <em>Little Women</em> in its 150th Anniversary Year

Rereading Little Women in its 150th Anniversary Year

Could it Mean as Much to Me in My Thirties as it Had in Adolescence?

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