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    Could Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of White Noise actually be good?

    By Emily Temple  January 14, 2021
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    Today, Tsitsi Dangarembga was awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression.

    By Rasheeda Saka  January 13, 2021
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    Scotland, which is better than England, deems books an essential good.

    By Jonny Diamond  January 13, 2021
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    Yusuf/Cat Stevens is turning his song “Peace Train” into a children’s book.

    By Walker Caplan  January 13, 2021
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    After protest Powell’s won’t shelve right wing performance artist Andy Ngo’s conspiracy fanfic.

    By Jonny Diamond  January 12, 2021
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    Here are the 2020 finalists for The Story Prize.

    By Rasheeda Saka  January 12, 2021
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    Surprise: there’s a new novel from Sally Rooney coming this fall.

    By Emily Temple  January 12, 2021
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    These are the bestselling books of 2020.

    By Dan Sheehan  January 11, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Jan. 11th to Jan. 17th

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    Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

    By Book Marks  January 8, 2021
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    Will 2021 bring the Jonathan Franzen vs. Jennifer Egan rematch we’ve been anticipating for a decade?

    By Emily Temple  January 6, 2021
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    Everything published in “the greatest year for books ever” is now in the public domain.

    By Emily Temple  January 4, 2021
    The Literary Life

    Daniel Halpern on 50 Years of Ecco Press

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    Barry Lopez has won the inaugural $20,000 Writer in the World Prize.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 22, 2020
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    Gabriel Bump has won the 2020 Ernest Gaines Award.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 22, 2020
    The Final Countdown

    The Ten Biggest Literary Stories
    of the Year

    By Emily Temple  December 22, 2020
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    Barack Obama has created a playlist to accompany A Promised Land.

    By Walker Caplan  December 21, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Dec. 21st to Dec. 27th

    By Kiki Nicole  December 21, 2020
    On Death

    Notable Literary Deaths in 2020

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    A Thank You to Outgoing Lit Hub Executive Editor
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    How many of Obama’s favorite books of 2020 have you read?

    By Dan Sheehan  December 17, 2020
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    A never-before-seen Shirley Jackson story has just been published.

    By Walker Caplan  December 17, 2020
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    Move over, Arrival. Here’s the latest Ted Chiang story headed to adaptation glory.

    By Emily Temple  December 17, 2020
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    Christopher Hitchens’s backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

    By Emily Temple  December 17, 2020
    The Final Countdown

    The Biggest Literary Stories
    of the Year: 30 to 11

    By Emily Temple  December 17, 2020
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