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What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 2*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 2*

or: brain worms, the game

By Literary Hub | November 18, 2025

Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?

Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?

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On the Writer of Erotic Harry Potter Fan Fiction Who Messaged Me First

On the Writer of Erotic Harry Potter Fan Fiction Who Messaged Me First

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How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

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Open Your Mouth and Sing: Frode Grytten on Becoming a Writer and Growing Up in Norway

Open Your Mouth and Sing: Frode Grytten on Becoming a Writer and Growing Up in Norway

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