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Oprah’s Book Club and... Dying? How Do Writers Get Famous

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A More Imperfect Union: How Differing National Visions Divided the North and the South

A More Imperfect Union: How Differing National Visions Divided the North and the South

Alan Taylor on the Fragile Facade of Republicanism in 19th Century America

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Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

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Can you manage to read at the beach? A summertime choose your own adventure.

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