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32 Beautiful Early Dust Jackets for Iconic Books

32 Beautiful Early Dust Jackets for Iconic Books

They Just Don't Make Covers Like They Used To

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2018

For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

Kristen Arnett Has Learned Patience (and Some Other Things)

By Kristen Arnett | November 21, 2018

Grief and Recovery in Thousand Oaks

Grief and Recovery in Thousand Oaks

Liska Jacobs on Her Hometown's Navigation of Dual Tragedies

By Liska Jacobs | November 21, 2018

Not Just a German Word: A Brief History of Schadenfreude

Not Just a German Word: A Brief History of Schadenfreude

"This is a confession: sometimes I feel good when others feel bad."

By Tiffany Watt Smith | November 21, 2018

On Ratchet Respectability and Beyoncé's Sexual Politics

On Ratchet Respectability and Beyoncé's Sexual Politics

Omise'eke Tinsley and Revolutions in Black Feminism

By Omise'eke Tinsley | November 21, 2018

The Time Halldor Laxness Was Almost Deported from America

The Time Halldor Laxness Was Almost Deported from America

And How the ACLU Saved Him

By Halldór Guðmundsson | November 21, 2018

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Thinking Outside the Windowboxes: At the Nantucket Book Festival

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Here It Is! Alice B. Toklas's Recipe for Hash Brownies

By Emily Temple | November 20, 2018

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On the Limits of Biofiction: Bethany Layne Talks to David Lodge

On the Limits of Biofiction: Bethany Layne Talks to David Lodge

The Art of Fictionalizing a Life, from H.G. Wells to Henry James

By Bethany Layne and David Lodge | November 20, 2018

Cover Reveal: Pola Oloixarac’s Forthcoming Novel is Watching You

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Dark Constellations Imagines a Dystopia That Might Already Be Here

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The Ripple Effect of Death in a Hotel

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The Good, The Bad, and The Delicious: 20 Unexpected Literary Cookbooks

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The Forgotten Fairy Tale Genius of Édouard Laboulaye

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From Adderall to Opioids, the Personal Side of an American Tragedy

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