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    Remember personalized children’s books? New studies show they might have scientific benefits.

    By Walker Caplan  September 22, 2021
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    Peek inside Waseda University’s brand new Haruki Murakami library.

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    Here are this year’s Dayton Literary Peace Prize honorees.

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    Here’s the official trailer for the film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s Passing.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  September 22, 2021
    Art

    “Paris is Paris. There is But One.” On Van Gogh’s Painterly Relationship to France

    By Gloria Fossi  September 22, 2021
    Biology

    Rethinking Bereavement: How Stress and Depression Can Lead to “Broken Heart Syndrome”

    By Bill Schutt  September 22, 2021
    Thresholds

    Rebecca Carroll on the Joy and Relief of Finding Catharsis Through Crafting Memoir

    By Thresholds   September 22, 2021
    Mental health

    All Our Possible Lives: On Sylvia Plath, Matt Haig, and the Female Suicide Narrative

    By Savannah Marciezyk  September 22, 2021
    Art History

    Meet Berthe Weill, the Groundbreaking Female Art Dealer Who Made a Name for Picasso

    By Charles Dellheim  September 22, 2021
    Motherhood

    Out of the Closet and Out of Time: On Being an Old(ish) Mother

    By Laura Davis  September 22, 2021
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    Jeremy Weinstein on the Errors of Big Tech

    By Keen On  September 22, 2021
    American Politics

    Imagining the Possible, Committing to Action: On Creating a Racially Just America

    By Keith Boykin  September 22, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Casey Schwartz on Harriet the Spy, Invisible Man, and Hating Jane Eyre

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    Read Kay Ryan’s hilarious, lacerating first-person reporting on AWP.

    By Walker Caplan  September 21, 2021
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    After student protests, a Pennsylvania school district has reversed its ban on diverse books.

    By Walker Caplan  September 21, 2021
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    Haruki Murakami makes friends with Americans by wearing his “I Put Ketchup On My Ketchup” shirt.

    By Walker Caplan  September 21, 2021
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    Here’s the tantalizing first trailer for Denzel Washington’s Macbeth.

    By Dan Sheehan  September 21, 2021
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    Gillian Flynn and Lena Waithe are getting their own imprints at Zando.

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    Announcing the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees.

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    Why Jonathan Franzen didn’t sign the Harper’s letter.

    By Jessie Gaynor  September 21, 2021
    Tech

    How a Second-Generation Latino Immigrant Became Known as the Boy Genius of Apple

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    Classic Reviews

    When C.S. Lewis Reviewed His Buddy’s Book… The Hobbit

    By Book Marks  September 21, 2021
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    Understanding the Pervasive Influence of Silicon Valley: On Peter Thiel and the Sprawling History of the Tech Industry

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    Migration

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    By Suzanne O'Sullivan  September 21, 2021
    Book Covers

    What If My Book’s Cover Design Misrepresents Its Content?

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