One great short story to read today: Viet Thanh Nguyen's

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Scholastic recognizes 100 years of teen writing.

Scholastic recognizes 100 years of teen writing.

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Libraries and Loss: How Our Books (Don’t) Travel With Us

Libraries and Loss: How Our Books (Don’t) Travel With Us

Nasser Al-Dhafiri on Building and Rebuilding His Personal Library

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Ben Smith on the Internet’s Fatal Addiction to Viral Traffic

Ben Smith on the Internet’s Fatal Addiction to Viral Traffic

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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<em>Viduy</em>, or, Listening to Palestinians With My Mother

Viduy, or, Listening to Palestinians With My Mother

Shalom Auslander Attends The Adelaide Writers' Festival

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Jeff Jarvis on Why He Still Believes in the Social Potential of the Internet

Jeff Jarvis on Why He Still Believes in the Social Potential of the Internet

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Have a look back at every Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner of the 21st Century.

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<em>The Eight Mountains</em> is a Testament to the Directors’ Commitment to the Story

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Elissa Suh on the New Film Adaptation of Paolo Cognetti’s Award-Winning Novel

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Letting the Story Go: Field Notes from a Brutal Time

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Janet Steen on Navigating the Loss of Her Brother

By Janet Steen | May 5, 2023

The Advanced Guard of Tourism: Tracing a Direct Line Between the Lonely Planet Travel Guides and <em>The Beach</em>

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James Brooke-Smith on Backpackers and Globalization in the 1990s

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