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Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

In Conversation with Ellen Adams in Montréal

By Ellen Adams | November 15, 2023

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

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1848: Europe's Year of Revolt and Revolution

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine in Praise of Willa Cather and the American Southwest

Kali Fajardo-Anstine in Praise of Willa Cather and the American Southwest

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By Kali Fajardo-Anstine | November 14, 2023

40 Books to Understand Palestine

40 Books to Understand Palestine

From Ghassan Kanafani's "Men in the Sun" to Adania Shibli's "Minor Detail"

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2023

Why We Should Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Why We Should Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

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The Dalton Gang's Final, Doomed Heists in the Twilight of the Old West

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Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

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How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

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