What Does Immersing Yourself in a Book Do To Your Brain?

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On Neurochemistry, Lucia Berlin, and the Dangers of Empathy Loss

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<em>The Wind in the Willows</em> Isn't Really a Children's Book

The Wind in the Willows Isn't Really a Children's Book

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By Peter Hunt | August 8, 2018

Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither

Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither

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By Emily Temple | August 8, 2018

1921 · 1946 · 1984 · 2018 A Genealogy of the Totalitarian Novel

1921 · 1946 · 1984 · 2018 A Genealogy of the Totalitarian Novel

What Yevgeny Zamyatin's We Says About Us

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 7, 2018

Breaking Up the Boys Club: On Women in Rare Books

Breaking Up the Boys Club: On Women in Rare Books

Speaking with the Dealers Pushing for a More Equitable Industry

By Joanna R. Demkiewicz | July 31, 2018

A History of Violence, From Frontier to Family

A History of Violence, From Frontier to Family

Paula Saunders Examines the Parallel Lines of History and Home

By Paula Saunders | July 31, 2018

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An English Teacher Wonders: What is Literature Anyway?

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A Close Reading of the Best Short Story Ever Written

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On the Art and Influence of Hemingway’s Short Stories

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