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Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Beloved</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: Beloved

8 Songs for Toni Morrison's Masterpiece

By Emily Temple | June 29, 2017

Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

Ibrahim Ahmad on Collaborating with a Hip-Hop Great

By Ibrahim Ahmad | June 22, 2017

Rescuing the Treasures of a Dead Jazz Legend

Rescuing the Treasures of a Dead Jazz Legend

Sun Ra, Alton Abraham, and the Taming of the Freak

By John Corbett | June 13, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Lolita</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: Lolita

10 Songs for Vladimir Nabokov's Brilliant Study of Obsession

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2017

Otis Redding Records an All-Time Great Song a Month Before His Death

Otis Redding Records an All-Time Great Song a Month Before His Death

The Story of an American Classic, "The Dock of the Bay"

By Jonathan Gould | May 31, 2017

Classic Jessica Hopper:

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