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How Many Books Will You Read Before You Die?

How Many Books Will You Read Before You Die?

Spoiler: It depends on how old you are right now

By Emily Temple | March 22, 2017

What My Grandfather's Displacement Taught Me About the Refugee Crisis

What My Grandfather's Displacement Taught Me About the Refugee Crisis

Learning from the Past is Our Moral Imperative

By Georgia Hunter | March 22, 2017

Putting the

Putting the "I" in Biography

John Kaag on Biography-Memoir Hybrids and the Myth of Objectivity

By John Kaag | March 22, 2017

Lit Hub Daily: March 21, 2017

Lit Hub Daily: March 21, 2017

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Patrick Cottrell: Writing is Not Therapeutic in Any Way

Patrick Cottrell: Writing is Not Therapeutic in Any Way

On Morality, Penis Lesions, and Writing From Life (or Not)

By Claire Luchette | March 21, 2017

Presidential Politics As Reality TV and Realist Fiction

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The election came as a reality check. It’s time for a new genre.

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The Writing Wisdom of Derek Walcott

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Derek Walcott: Poet of Twilight, Poet of the Caribbean

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Gabrielle Bellot on the Late Nobel Laureate

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Take Heart: Shakespeare's Drafts Were Pretty Damn Rough

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