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Reading the Unpublished Novel My Mother Took<br> 30 Years to Write

Reading the Unpublished Novel My Mother Took
30 Years to Write

Caroline Scott on Realizing an Unlikely Family Dream

By Caroline Scott | December 5, 2019

A Seattle man is memorizing <em>Finnegans Wake</em> for some reason.

A Seattle man is memorizing Finnegans Wake for some reason.

By Dan Sheehan | December 4, 2019

Here's a way to help a bookseller in need.

Here's a way to help a bookseller in need.

By Jessie Gaynor | December 4, 2019

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

On Alexandra Jacobs' Biography of an Icon Still Here

By Leah Rosenzweig | December 4, 2019

Michael Schur on Peter Singer's Moral Challenge to <br>the Rest of Us

Michael Schur on Peter Singer's Moral Challenge to
the Rest of Us

The Creator of The Good Place Introduces The Life You Can Save

By Michael Schur | December 4, 2019

Sean Brock on the Ingenuity, Soul, and Care that Created 'Southern Cuisine'

Sean Brock on the Ingenuity, Soul, and Care that Created 'Southern Cuisine'

Why Comfort Food is Worth Taking Seriously

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Announcing the Winners of Reading Women's 2019 Award!

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Drumroll, Please

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Jeff VanderMeer's

Jeff VanderMeer's "Borne" universe set to become a TV show.

By Jonny Diamond | December 3, 2019

Here are the 10 books you should read this week.

Here are the 10 books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | December 3, 2019

This class on 'adulting' at a Virginia library looks ridiculous and I want to take it.

This class on 'adulting' at a Virginia library looks ridiculous and I want to take it.

By Corinne Segal | December 3, 2019

Margaret Atwood and her late husband Graeme Gibson reminisce about the intense literary scene of 1970s Toronto.

Margaret Atwood and her late husband Graeme Gibson reminisce about the intense literary scene of 1970s Toronto.

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Milan Kundera's Czech citizenship has been restored, and he feels fine about it.

Milan Kundera's Czech citizenship has been restored, and he feels fine about it.

By Corinne Segal | December 3, 2019

This year’s Bad Sex Writing award split between two men and I refuse to make any jokes about it.

This year’s Bad Sex Writing award split between two men and I refuse to make any jokes about it.

By Jonny Diamond | December 3, 2019

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