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    Deep Dive

    Lu Xun: What is Revolutionary Literature?

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    Criticism

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    Excerpts

    Life as a Trans Man in Turn-of-the-Century America

    By Emily Skidmore  September 22, 2017
    Essay

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    By Sarah Minor  September 22, 2017
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    12 Literary Writers on Stephen King’s Influence

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    By Thora Siemsen  September 21, 2017
    Excerpts

    Beyond Heroes and Villains: A Deeper Look at the 19th-Century Indian Wars

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    Personal Essay

    To Speak is to Be Misunderstood: On Parenting and Parents

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    Personal Essay

    How A Single Rosh Hashanah Dinner Sparked 10 Years of Research

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    Lit Hub Daily: September 20, 2017

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    What to Read

    The Reading Lists Hidden Inside 12 Great Books

    By Emily Temple  September 20, 2017
    Biography

    Writing Bellow’s Biography While He Was Still Alive

    By James Atlas  September 20, 2017
    Deep Dive

    More than the Beauty or the Heroine

    By Zan Romanoff  September 20, 2017
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    How Much Actual History Do You Need for a Historical Novel?

    By Hannah Kent  September 20, 2017
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