How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

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Daniel B. Schwartz Explores the Westward Exodus of European Jews

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Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

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Here are the seven writers who just won MacArthur

Here are the seven writers who just won MacArthur "genius" grants.

By Emily Temple | September 25, 2019

How Rainbow Rowell Weaponized Fandom for Good

How Rainbow Rowell Weaponized Fandom for Good

Dana Schwartz on Fictional Books Within Fictional Books

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Bruce Springsteen's “The River” Spoke to My Working-Class Dublin

Bruce Springsteen's “The River” Spoke to My Working-Class Dublin

Dermot Bolger on Finding the Universal in an American Icon

By Dermot Bolger | September 25, 2019

Since When Did Animals Become Synonymous With<br> Our Grief?

Since When Did Animals Become Synonymous With
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“In life, as in literature, a horse is never just a horse.”

By Rebecca Renner | September 25, 2019

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