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An Incomplete Guide to Proper Literary Name-Dropping

An Incomplete Guide to Proper Literary Name-Dropping

For Holiday Parties, Trivia Nights, and Beyond

By Emily Temple | December 9, 2016

Poetry and Prose from Günter Grass's Final Work

Poetry and Prose from Günter Grass's Final Work

"We must never again build memorials / to victims we treated thoughtlessly"

By Günter Grass | December 9, 2016

The Time Mario Puzo Wrote a Takedown of <em>The Paris Review</em>

The Time Mario Puzo Wrote a Takedown of The Paris Review

On The Godfather Author's 1967 Review for Book World

By M. J. Moore | December 9, 2016

Art Inspired by the Great Angela Carter

Art Inspired by the Great Angela Carter

The Twisted Imagery of Gothic Mysticism

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2016

LitHub Daily: December 8, 2016

LitHub Daily: December 8, 2016

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How We Write About Work, Then and Now

How We Write About Work, Then and Now

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LitHub Daily: December 7, 2016

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Hemingway vs. Ken Russell: Or Why You Should Compare Apples to Oranges

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LitHub Daily: December 6, 2016

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