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    Literary History

    Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

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    O. Henry Prize

    Announcing the 100th Annual O. Henry Prize

    By Literary Hub  May 16, 2019
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    Good for publishing, bad for our souls: Michael Wolff has written a sequel to Fire and Fury.

    By Emily Temple  May 15, 2019
    Literary Math

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    By Emily Temple  May 15, 2019
    Book Festivals

    The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

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    In Memoriam

    In Memoriam: Stanley Plumly

    By Literary Hub  May 9, 2019
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    Mary Karr Thought Her Whiting Award Call Was a Prank and Hung Up

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    Influences

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    By Forrest Gander  April 15, 2019
    Bookstores and Libraries

    Bright Lights, Big City, New Bookstore

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    Politics

    At the Birth of the Mexican MeToo Movement, a Statement From
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    By Literary Hub  April 4, 2019
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    In Memoriam

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