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Can There Actually Be an Escapist Summer Read in 2020?

Can There Actually Be an Escapist Summer Read in 2020?

Four Novels on the Unsettling Moods of Summer

By Deborah Shapiro | June 17, 2020

Staring At Ourselves: On the Endless Mirrors of Pandemic Life

Staring At Ourselves: On the Endless Mirrors of Pandemic Life

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Stacey Abrams on the Urgency of Voter Registration

And How It Became a Focus of Her Political Career

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Life During a Post-Policy Presidency

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Steve Benen on Donald Trump's Distaste for Governance

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Ashleigh Bryant Phillips on the Struggle to Embrace Your Roots

Ashleigh Bryant Phillips on the Struggle to Embrace Your Roots

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 17, 2020

In Utter Celebration of Juliet Stevenson's Brilliance as an Audiobook Narrator

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Letter From Houston: Let These Protests Bring Light to America

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Daniel Peña on Black and Brown Voices of Hope

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Taking Lessons in Solitude from French Cinema

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