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A light in the darkness: Garth Greenwell live-tweeted the Iowa Caucuses and it was delightful.

A light in the darkness: Garth Greenwell live-tweeted the Iowa Caucuses and it was delightful.

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10 new books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | February 4, 2020

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The 25 Best Bad Amazon Reviews of
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"OK, first of all, Ripley is a loser."

By Emily Temple | February 4, 2020

Dahlia Lithwick and Moira Donegan: What Happens When Women<br> Tell the Truth

Dahlia Lithwick and Moira Donegan: What Happens When Women
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A Conversation on Brett Kavanaugh, Freud, and "Male Law"

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Day One at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: 'De Gaulle Thinks He's Joan of Arc'

Day One at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: 'De Gaulle Thinks He's Joan of Arc'

Diana Preston's Day-By-Day Account of the Historic Summit, 75 Years Later

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Googling Literary Lesbians: <br>On Carson McCullers and the Erotics of Incompletion

Googling Literary Lesbians:
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Literary agents representing resistance superhero “Anonymous” go on record refuting scurrilous rumors.

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On <em>My Dark Vanessa</em> and the Way Stories of Trauma Get Told

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What the Great Russian Writers Didn't Get About the Criminal Mind

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The Delicate Art of Living Alone: Asking the French About Love

The Delicate Art of Living Alone: Asking the French About Love

Stefania Rousselle Travels the Country with a Single Question

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Mourning Jade Sharma, Her Irreverence, Her Audacity

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How to Write Autofiction About Your Family Without Losing Your Mind

How to Write Autofiction About Your Family Without Losing Your Mind

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