I Take No Pleasure in Having Written an “Eerily Prescient” Novel

I Take No Pleasure in Having Written an “Eerily Prescient” Novel

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Trump’s NEA is terminating hundreds of grants in literature, theater, and the arts.

Trump’s NEA is terminating hundreds of grants in literature, theater, and the arts.

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Why the Legal Profession Needs to Resist Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Intimidation Tactics

Why the Legal Profession Needs to Resist Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Intimidation Tactics

The Constitution Won Round One. Will Big Law Show Up for Round Two?

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From MLMs to Nuclear War: <br>10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

From MLMs to Nuclear War:
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A brief literary history of May Day.

A brief literary history of May Day.

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Why Lit Hub is no longer on Twitter

Why Lit Hub is no longer on Twitter

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From Lagos to Calgary the Resource Curse Condemns Nations to Corruption and Autocracy

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What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

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Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

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The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families

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