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    Biography

    The Biography I’ll Never Truly Finish Writing

    By Fortunato Salazar  November 30, 2020
    Letters

    Who Exactly Was Rilke’s Young Poet Correspondent?

    By Damion Searls  November 30, 2020
    Philosophy

    The Medieval Philosopher Who Outlined the Basics of the Universe

    By Seb Falk  November 30, 2020
    The History of Literature

    On J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creation of the Modern
    Fantasy Novel

    By History of Literature  November 30, 2020
    War

    A Living Ghost From the Chechnyan War

    By Wojciech Jagielski  November 30, 2020
    First Draft

    Charles Baxter on Creating Wonderland Fiction with the Help of (Fictional) Drugs

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   November 30, 2020
    Just the Right Book

    RJ Julia Booksellers Recommend Their Holiday Picks

    By Just the Right Book   November 30, 2020
    Book Fairs

    Interpreting America at the
    Minsk Book Fair

    By Doug Mack  November 30, 2020
    The Literary Life

    Deesha Philyaw on Writing About Dissatisfied Women

    By The Literary Life  November 30, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Nov. 30th to Dec. 6th

    By Kiki Nicole  November 30, 2020
    Keen On

    On the Cinematic Precursors of Donald Trump

    By Keen On  November 30, 2020
    graphic biography

    When Paul Robeson
    Became a Star

    By Sharon Rudahl  November 30, 2020
    New Books Network

    The Closeted Underworld of the Catholic Seminary

    By New Books Network  November 30, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2020

    By Behind the Mic   November 30, 2020
    The Maris Review

    Emily Temple on the Unfocused Desires of Teenagedom

    By The Maris Review  November 27, 2020
    Keen On

    The Quest for the Origins of the Human Species

    By Keen On  November 27, 2020
    Otherppl

    Darien Gee on Imposter Syndrome, Food Blogging, and Starting an MFA at 50

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  November 27, 2020
    We Have Ways of Making You Talk

    What It’s Like to Work As a Historical Advisor for Call of Duty

    By We Have Ways of Making You Talk   November 27, 2020
    New Books Network

    Rewriting the History of 1970s Gay Liberation

    By New Books Network  November 27, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Audio Book Recommendation: Make Me Rain by Nikki Giovanni, Read by the Author

    By Behind the Mic   November 27, 2020
    New Books Network

    Love and Persecution During Napoleon’s Invasion of Ancona

    By New Books Network  November 27, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron, Read by Soneela Nankani

    By Behind the Mic   November 27, 2020
    Emergence Magazine

    Seedkeeper Rowen White on the ‘Rematriation’ of Seeds to Their Native Lands

    By Emergence Magazine  November 26, 2020
    Black Lives Matter

    About That Wave of Anti-Racist Bestsellers Over the Summer…

    By Katherine Morgan  November 25, 2020
    The Literary Salon

    Douglas Stuart Reads From His Booker Prize Winner,
    Shuggie Bain

    By Damian Barr's Literary Salon  November 25, 2020
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