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What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

The Center for Fiction’s 2019 First Novel Prize Authors Weigh In

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2019

Lore Segal: A (Complicated) Love Letter to Editors

Lore Segal: A (Complicated) Love Letter to Editors

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Larry Brown's Long and Tortured Struggle to Make Himself Into a Writer

Larry Brown's Long and Tortured Struggle to Make Himself Into a Writer

Jonathan Miles Remembers His Friend

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By Rachel Mennies | December 2, 2019

How to Throw a Shower for a Novel

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By Caroline Louise Walker | November 27, 2019

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

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Naguib Mahfouz's Daughter Fights to Preserve Her Father's Legacy

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The Long History of Afrogoth, from Toni Morrison to M. Lamar

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Teaching High Schoolers to Talk Equally About Joy and Pain

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How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

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Dorothy Allison on the Necessity of Making Readers Uncomfortable

Dorothy Allison on the Necessity of Making Readers Uncomfortable

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