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Why Michael Crichton’s Best Novel Failed as a Movie

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Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Gail Crowther on the Literary Life of a Pop Culture Icon

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The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)

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Leila Chatti on the Many Ways to Be (and Not to Be) a Mother

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