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Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

Damien Bador on the Origins of a Fantasy Classic

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Jasmine Mans on Finding Her Voice as a Spoken Word Poet

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Janice P. Nimura: The Case for Admiring “Unlikable” Women

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