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In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

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Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

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Tony Tulathimutte has won one America’s largest (and newest) literary prizes.

Tony Tulathimutte has won one America’s largest (and newest) literary prizes.

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Now Amazon is destroying rare books to train its AI.

Now Amazon is destroying rare books to train its AI.

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<em>The Rumpus</em> is launching a Spanish-language magazine.

The Rumpus is launching a Spanish-language magazine.

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Why Virginia Woolf is having a moment in Hollywood.

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Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

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Today is Tom Stoppard Day
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Both University of Chicago Press and Hachette Book Group have voted to unionize.

Both University of Chicago Press and Hachette Book Group have voted to unionize.

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