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An Abbreviated Life

An Abbreviated Life

Ariel Leve

By Lit Hub Excerpts | June 21, 2016

On the Literature of Eating Disorders

On the Literature of Eating Disorders

From Sarah Gerard to Alexandra Kleeman, Roxane Gay to Nina Puro...

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America Was Never Class-Free

America Was Never Class-Free

On Foundational Myths and Deep-Rooted Inequality

By Nancy Isenberg | June 21, 2016

Dead Dogs Are More Than Metaphors

Dead Dogs Are More Than Metaphors

On the Burden of Killing an Animal and the Stories That Take it For Granted

By Laura Lampton Scott | June 21, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Lost Fortunes, White Trash, and Wild Hogs

Five Books Making News This Week: Lost Fortunes, White Trash, and Wild Hogs

Ramona Ausubel, Nancy Isenberg, Ian Frazier, and More

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Martin Walker on the Origin of the Inspector Bruno Series

Martin Walker on the Origin of the Inspector Bruno Series

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