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    When Chicago Was the Real Literary Capital of the United States

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    By Winnie M. Li  September 18, 2017
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    From High School to Vietnam, Waiting for the Fight to Begin

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    American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

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    A Journey to the Heart of Old Japan

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    The German-Jewish Refugees Who Created Curious George

    By Nicholas Delbanco  September 15, 2017
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    To Heal or To Hurt? On Being a Military Medic in Iraq

    By Jon Kerstetter  September 15, 2017
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    Writing Between Countries and Across Borders: A Conversation

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    To Abolish the Chinese Language: On a Century of Reformist Rhetoric

    By Thomas S. Mullaney  September 15, 2017
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    Hiroshima, the Holocaust, and the Meaning of “Survivor”

    By Elizabeth Rosner  September 15, 2017
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    Lit Hub Daily: September 14, 2017

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    The Art of Editing

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    By Emily Temple  September 14, 2017
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    By Kristen Martin  September 14, 2017
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    From Triumph to Terror: How America Grappled with the Dawn of the Nuclear Age

    By Jennet Conant  September 14, 2017
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    By Matt Grant  September 14, 2017
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    The Little Known, Much Loved Cookbook That Was Ahead of Its Time

    By Adam Federman  September 14, 2017
    History

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