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    What a Young, Aspiring John Singer Sargent Learned From the Beauty of Florence

    By Paul Fisher  December 19, 2022
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    After the End a Short Story by Ben Okri

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    Write-minded

    Dave Chesson on Having Fun with Book Marketing

    By Memoir Nation   December 19, 2022
    Best of 2022

    The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2022

    By Book Marks  December 16, 2022
    Philosophy

    “I Didn’t Ask to Be Here.” Or: How Do We Find Value in This Life?

    By Nick Riggle  December 16, 2022
    Reading Lists

    Rabih Alameddine Recommends the Best (Short) Books He Read in 2022

    By Rabih Alameddine  December 16, 2022
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    The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2022

    By Book Marks  December 16, 2022
    The Writing Life

    What Makes Writing Valuable?

    By William Pierce  December 16, 2022
    Poetry

    Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

    By Pier Paolo Pasolini and Cristina Viti  December 16, 2022
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    What’s So Bad About Melodrama? In Defense of Forgotten Classic Random Harvest

    By Meg Walters  December 16, 2022
    The Craft of Writing

    Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

    By Jess Walter  December 16, 2022
    Writing Advice

    Silencing the Technology Beast: Priyanka Kumar on Sinking Into Time While Writing

    By Priyanka Kumar  December 16, 2022
    Behind the Mic

    Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home by Marie Kondo, Read by Traci Kato-Kiriyama

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    Life Advice for Book Lovers

    Life Advice for Book Lovers: For a Dose of Optimism, Read This.

    By Dorothea   December 15, 2022
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    The Best and Worst Dinner Parties in Literature: Mar-A-Lago Edition, Featuring Michael Knight

    By Fiction Non Fiction  December 15, 2022
    Gift Guide

    For the Win: 10 Literary Games that’ll Make Great Holiday Gifts

    By Katie Yee  December 15, 2022
    Literary History

    How a Group of Intellectual Outcasts Broke Barriers in Early 20th-Century London

    By Nino Strachey  December 15, 2022
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    Qian Julie Wang: How Does It Feel When Obama Selects Your Book As One of His Favorites of the Year?

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    The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Books of 2022

    By Book Marks  December 15, 2022
    Cookbooks

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    By Literary Hub  December 15, 2022
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    The 2022 Just the Right Book Holiday Gift Guide!

    By Just the Right Book   December 15, 2022
    The Writing Life

    How Do You Know If Your Short Story Should Be a Novel?

    By Bill Cotter  December 15, 2022
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    What Is the Science Behind Heartbreak?

    By Book Dreams  December 15, 2022
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